Table 1 Baseline demographic and clinical characteristics for each group

Age, y [mean ± sd]

38.5 ± 2.8

36.8 ± 3.2

.132

BMI, Kg.m⁻² [mean ± sd]

28.8 ± 4.1

25.0 ± 3.8

.129

Parity [median, range]

1 (0–6)

1 (0–3)

.700

Abdominal surgeries [median, range]

1 (0–4)

1 (0–3)

820

Measures pretreatment

VAS, mm [median, interquartile]

54 (49–90)

67 (56–75)

.505

McGill [median, interquartile]

29.5 (13–38)

35.5 (21–42)

.434

Time of symptoms [median, interquartile]

31 (8–76)

38 (9–63)

.331

Pain threshold, kg.cm⁻² [mean ± sd]

1.05 ± 0.49

1.04 ± 1.30

.988

Pain tolerance, kg.cm⁻² [mean ± sd]

1.90 ± 0.72

1.81 ± 1.62

.864

HAD anxiety [median, interquartile]

11 (8–16)

13 (10–17)

.187

HAD depression [median, interquartile]

10.5 (5–14)

10.5 (8–13)

.853

WHOQoL [mean ± sd]

53.0 ± 10.3

49.2 ± 14.2

.448