Table 1 Description of the sample at the baseline.

From: Effect of manual approaches with osteopathic modality on brain correlates of interoception: an fMRI study

 

Study group (OMT)

Control group (Sham)

p < |t|

Age

41.8 ± 6.6

42.7 ± 8.0

0.73

Gender

  

0.70*

   Male

9 (60)

11 (73.3)

 

   Female

6 (40)

4 (26.7)

BMI

24.1 ± 3.5

25.5 ± 2.4

0.19

Civil condition

  

1.00*

   Unmarried

7 (46.7)

6 (40)

 

   Married

8 (53.3)

9 (60)

Study title

  

0.62*

   Middle school

2 (13.3)

2 (13.3)

 

   High school

4 (26.7)

5 (33.4)

   Bachelor degree

5 (33.3)

2 (13.3)

   Master degree

4 (26.7)

6 (40)

Disease duration (m)

15.1 ± 9.2

14.1 ± 6.7

0.72

General scores

   BAQ

68.5 ± 31.4

51.8 ± 30.0

0.15

   STAY-Y1

42.4 ± 3.4

42.7 ± 2.9

0.85

   STAY-Y2

41.3 ± 3.0

41.1 ± 3.7

0.87

Pain scores

   McGill

   S-PRI

16.5 ± 5.0

16.6 ± 5.9

0.94

   A-PRI

6.3 ± 2.7

6.3 ± 2.7

1.00

   T-PRI

22.7 ± 6.8

22.9 ± 8.1

0.96

PPI

3.5 ± 0.5

3.5 ± 0.6

1.00

VAS

63.1 ± 21.4

57.5 ± 17.3

0.1

Oswestry

24.9 ± 3.3

26.0 ± 5.2

0.51

Roland-Morris

15.5 ± 4.0

15.3 ± 4.9

0.9

  1. P values from t test. *p values from X2 BMI = Body Mass Index; BAQ = Body Awareness Questionnaire; S-PRI = Sensory Pain Rating Index; A-PRI = Affective Pain Rating Index; T-PRI = Total Pain Rating Index; PPI = Present Pain Intensity Index; VAS = Visual Analogue Scale.
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