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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: Arthritis Rheum. 2008 Oct 15;59(10):1480–1487. doi: 10.1002/art.24105

Table 3.

Posttest values of primary and secondary outcomes by group and results of repeated-measures analysis of variance*

Ex + Ed Ex + AST Time × group, F(df) P d
Pain
 WOMAC pain 5.1 ± 4.0 5.2 ± 2.9 0.6 (1,43) 0.47 0.03
Physical activity
 Peak PA 635.4 ± 172 739.3 ± 271 5.9 (1,42) 0.02 0.30
 CHAMPS total PA 2,589.6 ± 1,778 3,217.8 ± 2,539 0.002 (1,44) 0.97 0.09
 Objective total PA 205,247.6 ± 84,856 211,764.5 ± 92,863 3.3 (1,42) 0.08 0.24
Arthritis self-efficacy
 Pain and other symptoms 6.9 ± 2.4 6.9 ± 2.1 0.34 (1,43) 0.56 0
Physical function
 Timed Up and Go Test, seconds 11.7 ± 3.9 13.8 ± 7.5 0.04 (1,44) 0.85 0.35
 6-Minute Walk Test, meters 346.6 ± 97.6 301.0 ± 105.9 0.32 (1,46) 0.57 0.45
*

All analyses were adjusted for the site where the intervention was given. Ex + Ed = exercise plus health education; Ex + AST = exercise plus activity strategy training; WOMAC = Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index; PA = physical activity; CHAMPS = Community Healthy Activities Model Program for Seniors questionnaire.