Table 2 |
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Participant baseline characteristics |
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Number of Patients |
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Characteristic |
Treatment group (n = 5) |
Control group (n = 7) |
p-value (two-tailed) |
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BFI |
06.33 (1.39) |
06.00 (1.09) |
0.65 |
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Age, years |
55.00 (6.40) |
53.00 (7.20) |
0.58 |
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Race |
0.58 |
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White |
4 |
4 |
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Black or African American |
1 |
3 |
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Income |
0.47 |
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< $20,000 |
0 |
2 |
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$20,000 or higher |
5 |
5 |
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Marital status |
~0.99 |
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Married or cohabiting |
3 |
4 |
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Single/divorced/separated |
2 |
3 |
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Employment status |
0.58 |
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Employed |
4 |
4 |
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Unemployed |
1 |
3 |
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Chemotherapy |
0.58 |
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Yes |
4 |
4 |
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No |
1 |
3 |
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Radiation therapy |
0.24 |
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Yes |
4 |
2 |
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No |
1 |
5 |
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Hormone therapy |
0.22 |
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Yes |
3 |
1 |
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No |
2 |
6 |
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Severe pain |
0.29 |
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Yes |
1 |
4 |
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No |
4 |
3 |
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Note: p-values are from independent group t-tests. |
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Johnston et al. BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2011 11:49 doi:10.1186/1472-6882-11-49 |
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