Tissue Damage Markers after a Spinal Manipulation in Healthy Subjects: A Preliminary Report of a Randomized Controlled Trial
Table 1
Sociodemographic characteristics and baseline measures of the groups.
Characteristic
Control
Thoracic
Cervical
-value
Age (years)
27.60 ± 3.22
29.80 ± 3.52
28.60 ± 3.99
0.195
BMI
21.45 ± 2.38
23.98 ± 3.97
23.17 ± 2.94
0.206
Weight (Kg)
66.60 ± 8.47
73.70 ± 14.33
71.20 ± 12.19
0.528
Height (m)
1.72 ± 0.07
1.75 ± 0.06
1.75 ± 0.12
0.301
CPK (U/L)
74.90 ± 17.21
72.00 ± 13.73
65.10 ± 14.78
0.353
LDH (U/L)
276.03 ± 57.30
297.20 ± 52.66
275.90 ± 43.40
0.573
Enolase (ng/mL)
9.48 ± 1.81
9.09 ± 1.50
9.57 ± 3.26
0.887
CPR (mg/L)
1.41 ± 1.00
0.56 ± 0.30
1.48 ± 1.16
0.056
Aldolase (U/L)
3.09 ± 1.60
3.10 ± 1.06
3.13 ± 1.02
0.998
Myoglobin (ng/mL)
50.76 ± 31.39
36.80 ± 10.81
35.40 ± 20.87
0.262
Gender†
Male
6
60.0%
5
50.0%
5
50.0%
0.875
Female
4
40.0%
5
50.0%
5
50.0%
BMI: body mass index; CPK: creatine phosphokinase; LDH: lactate dehydrogenase; CRP: C-reactive protein. Continuous variables are expressed as a mean ± standard deviation. values correspond to one-way ANOVA test. †Categorical variables are expressed as frequencies and percentages. values correspond to Chi-squared test.
