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Table 3 ANCOVA results of CVA and SA to compare mean average of pretest and posttest measured angels (°), and evaluate the effect size by eliminating possible effects of pretest measures

From: Establishing minimal clinically important difference for effectiveness of corrective exercises on craniovertebral and shoulder angles among students with forward head posture: a clinical trial study

Variable

Angel (°) for Experimental group (Mean ± SD)

Angel (°) for Control group (Mean ± SD)

P-value

Effect size

CVA (pretest)

46.23 ± 2.93

45.21 ± 3.75

0.005*

0.42

CVA (posttest)

53.13 ± 3.43

46.12 ± 4.56

SA (pretest)

54.37 ± 15.73

64.15 ± 13.41

0.005*

0.16

SA (posttest)

65.74 ± 13.30

61.47 ± 13.23

  1. CVA Craniovertebral Angle, SA Shoulder Angle, SD Standard Deviation, *: Statistically significant differences observed
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BMC Pediatrics

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