Table 1 Descriptive characteristics and baseline variables for the included participants (N = 50)

N (%)

Female

39 (75)

 Right

43 (83)

 Left

6 (12)

 Ambidextrous

3 (5.8)

 Dominant

19 (37)

 Non-dominant

27 (52)

 Bilateral^a

6 (12)

 Smoker

11 (21)

 Stage 2

9 (17)

 Stage 3

20 (39)

 Stage 4

22 (42)

Mean (SD)

Age, years

62 (7.6)

BMI, kg/m²

28 (4.4)

Pain NRS, past day (0 to 10)^b

6.5 (1.7)

Pain NRS, past week (0 to 10) ^b

6.9 (1.6)

Pain NRS, past month (0 to 10) ^b

6.9 (1.6)

PRWHE pain subscale (0 to 50) ^b

35 (7.2)