Table 1 Baseline characteristics by group

Gender Female n (%)

65 (75.6)

64 (73.6)

0.862

Age (years) mean (±SD)

57.3 (±10.7)

57.1 (±10.2)

0.955^a

Weight (kg) mean (±SD)

74.9 (±13.0)

74.9 (±13.9)

0.995

Height (cm) mean (±SD)

167.4 (±9.6)

167.4 (±9.3)

0.991

BMI (kg/m²) mean (±SD)

26.7 (±4.0)

26.7 (± 4.5)

0.791^a

Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) mean (±SD)

128.6 (±11.5)

130.0 (±10.3)

0.519^a

Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) mean (±SD)

80.0 (±6.9)

79.0 (±6.2)

0.246^a

Heart rate (beats/min) mean (±SD)

71.5 (±6.5)

71.6 (±6.2)

0.934^a

NLC frequency (num/week) mean (±SD)

5.4 (±5.0)

6.4 (±8.4)

0.523^a

NLC duration (sec/week) mean (±SD)

244.5 (±238.6)

266.5 (±248.9)

0.562^a

NLC pain (mean VAS/week) mean (±SD)

6.6 (±1.4)

6.7 (±1.4)

0.584

Sleep quality (mean cumulative score/week) mean (±SD)

13.1 (±3.4)

12.5 (±3.7)

0.327

- Physical functioning

63.6 (±25.4)

64.8 (±27.5)

0.904^a

- Role limitation due to physical health

44.5 (±45.3)

46.6 (±42.7)

0.686^a

- Role limitation due to emotional problems

40.7 (±45.0)

40.6 (±43.6)

0.993^a

- Vitality

45.9 (±14.5)

45.9 (±12.3)

0.746^a

- Mental health

50.1 (±13.6)

49.9 (±11.6)

0.944^a

- Social functioning

61.9 (±16.8)

60.1 (±16.3)

0.572^a

- Body Pain

47.9 (±17.3)

49.9 (±18.9)

0.640^a

- General health

44.9 (±12.1)

45.9 (±9.3)

0.551^a