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Table 1 Descriptive data for demographical variables and outcome measures at M0 and M12 in both study groups. The male/female ratio was 25/32 and 21/26 in the Intervention and No Intervention groups, respectively.

From: Risk of upper limb complaints due to computer use in older persons: a randomized study

 

Intervention

No Intervention

 

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Age (years)

69.0

2.7

69.1

2.8

Educational Level

3.7

1.5

3.8

1.8

 

Median

P25-P75

Median

P25-P75

SF-36: General Health M0

70

60–80

75

65–80

SF-36: General Health M12

70

60–80

65

60–75

SF-36: Physical Functioning M0

90

80–95

90

80–95

SF-36: Physical Functioning M12

85

80–95

90

75–95

SF-36: Mental Health M0

84

72–92

84

72–88

SF-36: Mental Health M12

84

72–88

84

76–88

SF-36: Bodily Pain M0

100

79–100

100

90–100

SF-36: Bodily Pain M12

90

67–100

90

67–100

SFS: Functional Status M0

1.00

1.00–1.06

1.00

1.00–1.25

SFS: Functional Status M12

1.00

1.00–1.13

1.00

1.00–1.13

SFS: Symptom Severity M0

1.00

1.00–1.18

1.00

1.00–1.18

SFS: Symptom Severity M12

1.00

1.00–1.09

1.00

1.00–1.18

  1. SF-36 = Short Form-36 scale; SFS = symptom and functional status scale.
  2. P25-P75 = 25–75th percentile range.