Short-Term Effects of Kinesio Taping and Cross Taping Application in the Treatment of Latent Upper Trapezius Trigger Points: A Prospective, Single-Blind, Randomized, Sham-Controlled Trial

Table 1

Groups characteristic.

	CT group	KT group	Sham group	value
Number of patients				—
Age [year]
Range	19.0–23.0	19.0–24.0	19.0–22.0
Mean	20.2	20.6	19.9
SD	1.1	1.5	0.8
Weight [kg]
Range	43.0–83.0	51.0–87.0	50.0–85.0
Mean	62.4	66.4	60.6
SD	10.0	11.6	8.77
Height [m]
Range	1.51–1.78	1.57–1.82	1.60–1.75
Mean	1.68	1.70	1.67
SD	0.07	0.06	0.04
BMI [kg/m^2]
Range	17.9–28.0	18.6–29.4	18.1–31.2
Mean	22.0	22.9	21.9
SD	2.47	3.1	3.2
Sex
Female	23	21	24
Male	1	4	0
Dominant lower limb
Left	3	1	5
Right	21	24	19

Kruskal-Wallis test; chi² test.