Table 3 Comparison of demographic and outcome variables between the groups at baseline

Age (years)

57 ± 6.8

54.6 ± 9.3

BMI (kg/m²)

27.5 ± 3.8

28.6 ± 2.6

VAS (0–10 cm)

5.2 ± 1.01

4.9 ± 0.8

 Male

22 (71%)

11 (39.3%)

 Female

9 (29%)

17 (60.7%)

 2

10 (32.3%)

15 (53.6%)

 3

21 (67.7%)

13 (46.4%)

 4

–

–

 med QH

.58 ± 0.17

.54 ± 0.14

 lat QH

.88 ± 0.31

.84 ± 0.28

 med QG

.61 ± 0.14

.59 ± 0.20

 lat QG

.75 ± 0.27

.71 ± 0.33