Table 1 Characteristics of study subjects.

From: Effects of exercise on cervical muscle strength and cross-sectional area in patients with thoracic hyperkyphosis and chronic cervical pain

Characters

Two active interventions

One passive

P

CEG

REG

CG

Numbers

8

8

8

–

Sex (female/male)

8/0

8/0

8/0

–

Age (years)

53.38 ± 5.61

50.00 ± 4.00

54.25 ± 6.16

.259

Height (cm)

158.85 ± 4.29

159.64 ± 4.19

159.16 ± 5.32

.996

Weight (kg)

57.40 ± 5.56

57.41 ± 3.66

56.68 ± 4.44

.941

Body mass index (kg/m2)

22.73 ± 1.69

22.59 ± 2.06

22.44 ± 2.34

.910

Neck pain (score)

7.50 ± 0.54

7.63 ± 1.06

7.25 ± 0.46

.588

  1. Data are means ± standard deviation. CEG, corrective exercise group; REG, resistance exercise group; CG, control group.
  2. P values are from Kruskal–Wallis test.
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