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Table 1 TPD thresholds for male and female as well as younger and older participants (intra-rater reliability sample)

From: Upper cervical two-point discrimination thresholds in migraine patients and headache-free controls

Between group differences

Male (n = 25)

Female (n = 26)

t - test

 Left neck (mean ± SD)

2.75 (0.71) cm

2.6 (0.72) cm

p = 0.458

 Right neck (mean ± SD)

2.9 (0.73) cm

2.5 (0.53) cm

p = 0.031

Between group differences

Age 36 ≥ (n = 26)

Age > 35 (n = 25)

t - test

 Left neck (mean ± SD)

2.42 (0.64) cm

2.93 (0.7) cm

p = 0.008

 Right neck (mean ± SD)

2.40 (0.54) cm

3.0 (0.65) cm

p = 0.001

  1. SD Standard deviations