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Table 1 Patient demographics. Values are n (%).
Table 2 Comparison of ANCOVA, LMM and linear regression model.
Table 3 LMM coefficient estimates.
Table 4 The effect of methods and status on post-teaching values; estimates and differences are in newton units.