Table 8.
Variable | 0 | Weeks 10 |
14 | Group | p-level Time |
G × T |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
WOMAC | ||||||
Pain | 156 ± 81 | 84 ± 64† | 74 ± 58† | 0.81 | 0.001 | 0.46 |
Stiffness | 84 ± 41 | 47 ± 44† | 50 ± 40† | 0.45 | 0.001 | 0.63 |
Physical Function | 879 ± 428 | 517 ± 390† | 449 ± 335† | 0.81 | 0.001 | 0.61 |
VAS | ||||||
Pain | 3.97 ± 1.9 | 2.51 ± 1.8† | 1.78 ± 1.8† | 0.18 | 0.001 | 0.43 |
Quality of Life | ||||||
Physical Function | 44.4 ± 38 | 55.4 ± 36 | 70.4 ± 17† | 0.47 | 0.004 | 0.93 |
General Health | 13.3 ± 15 | 15.2 ± 10 | 16.7 ± 7 | 0.73 | 0.12 | 0.47 |
Vitality | 8.3 ± 12 | 15.0 ± 10 | 18.3 ± 7† | 0.06 | 0.001 | 0.88 |
Social Function | 18.3 ± 20 | 26.4 ± 14 | 30.3 ± 9† | 0.21 | 0.004 | 0.13 |
Mental Health | 11.7 ± 4 | 13.5 ± 2 | 9.6 ± 5 | 0.91 | 0.001q | 0.51 |
Data are means ± standard deviations for main time effects. WOMAC = Western Ontario and McMasters University Osteoarthritis Index, VAS = Visual Analogue Scale. † Indicates p < 0.05 difference from baseline.