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Table 1 Demographic data, duration of the disease, number of diabetic patients, and the affected side of SIJ in the two studied groups

From: Ultrasound-guided intra-sacroiliac joint injection — methylprednisolone versus triamcinolone: a randomized comparative study

 

MTP group ( N = 45)

TMC group ( N = 45)

Test of significance

p -value

Age (years)

59.11 ± 7.33

61.47 ± 6.91

t = 0.638

0.525

Sex

Male

13

28.9%

12

26.7%

Χ 2 = 0.055

0.814

Female

32

71.1%

33

73.3%

BMI (kg/m 2 )

31.59 ± 4.20

32.08 ± 3.63

t = −0.588

0.558

Disease duration (months)

19.11 ± 12.33

17.47 ± 12.12

t = 0.638

0.525

Number of diabetic patients

23(51.1%)

19 (42.2%)

Χ 2 = 0.323

0.5699

Side

Right

14

31.1%

17

37.8%

Χ 2 = 0.443

0.506

Left

31

68.9%

28

62.2%

  1. P probability. Continuous data are expressed as (mean ± SD). Categorical data expressed as number (%). χ 2 chi-square test. t independent samples t-test. FET Fisher’s exact test