The Journal of Korean Physical Therapy

Table. 1. Table 1

General characteristics of participants (n= 42)

	Experimental group I (n= 21)	Experimental group II (n= 21)	p
Sex (male/female)	11/10	9/12	1.00
Age (yr)	47.67 (4.49)	48.28 (3.82)	0.06
Height (cm)	164.90 (9.42)	163.38 (10.14)	0.44
Body weight (kg)	65.09 (9.24)	64.81 (9.96)	0.30
Body mass index (kg/cm²)	23.83 (1.66)	24.23 (2.72)	0.80
Visual analogue scale (scores)	6.48 (0.95)	6.61 (1.05)	0.92
Pelvic anterior tilting angle (°)	15.03 (1.28)	14.86 (1.50)	0.23
Oswestry disability index (scores)	32.48 (3.08)	33.05 (2.91)	0.16
Berg’s balance scale (scores)	42.86 (2.22)	43.14 (2.13)	0.11

Data are mean (standard deviation).

Experimental group I: stretching exercise. Experimental group II: strengthening exercise.