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Table 1 Physical/demographic characteristics of experiment and control groups at baseline

From: Effects of educational intervention on joint angles of the trunk and lower extremity and on muscle activities during patient-handling tasks

Physical/demographic characteristics of study group

First grade student

Third grade student

Intervention group 1

Control group

Intervention group 2

Male

Female

Male

Female

Male

Female

n

6

7

6

4

5

4

Age (year)

21.2 ± 4.5

18.4 ± 0.5

19.3 ± 2.8

18.3 ± 0.5

23.6 ± 3.0

23.0 ± 4.7

Height (cm)

170.8 ± 2.6

157.7 ± 7.5

168.8 ± 6.3

154.0 ± 4.2

169.2 ± 4.6

160.3 ± 8.8

Weight (kg)

62.0 ± 6.1

51.4 ± 5.6

58.0 ± 1.9

48.0 ± 3.7

61.4 ± 3.0

53.5 ± 4.9

  1. Values are shown as mean ± SD