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. 2025 Aug 18;27:e64922. doi: 10.2196/64922

Table 4. Average marginal effects and predicted probabilities for each outcome for intervention group and control group (source: own calculations).

Item and outcome level Intervention group (n=96) Control group (n=123) Treatment effect, percentage points (95% CI) P value
Pre in % Post in % Pre in % Post in %
Climb up stairs and carry something
 Difficult 12.3 5.1 12.6 8.9 −3.6 (–6.9 to –0.2) .04
 Somewhat difficult 15.6 9.2 15.8 13.1 −3.7 (–6.4 to –1.0) .007
 Somewhat easy 22.1 17.1 22.2 20.6 −3.4 (–5.9 to –0.9) .008
 Easy 36 41.1 35.7 38.8 1.9 (–1.5 to 5.4) .27
 Very easy 14 27.6 13.6 18.5 8.8 (2.6 to 14.9) .005
Lift and carry groceries
 Difficult and somewhat difficult 15.5 10 18.1 17.1 −4.5 (–9.7 to 0.8) .10
 Somewhat easy 18.9 15.3 20.4 19.9 −3.2 (–6.3 to –0.1) .04
 Easy 40.3 40.2 39.8 39.5 −0.2 (–3.2 to 2.7) .88
 Very easy 25.3 34.4 22 23.2 7.9 (0.5 to 15.3) .04
Walk 1 km
 Difficult and somewhat difficult 10.1 6.4 12.2 10.8 2.2 (5.8 to 1.3) .22
 Somewhat easy 11.7 8.8 13.1 12.2 −2.0 (−4.6 to –0.5) .11
 Easy 27 23.8 28.1 27.4 −2.6 (−5.6 to –0.4) .09
 Very easy 51.2 60.9 46.6 49.5 6.8 (−1.6 to 15.3) .11
Stretch to the toes
 Difficult and somewhat difficult 15.3 14 13.6 13.8 −1.4 (−5.4 to 2.5) .47
 Somewhat easy 12.9 12.2 12.1 12.1 −0.7 (−2.5 to 1.2) .49
 Easy 27.4 26.9 26.9 26.8 −0.5 (−2.0 to 1.0) .52
 Very easy 44.4 46.8 47.4 47.2 2.6 (−4.7 to 9.9) .48