Table 3. Adjusted post-training means for all outcomes.
| Items | 2nd month | 5th month | 8th month | 14th month | ||||||||
| TPT | SPT | Mean Diff. (95%CI) | TPT | SPT | Mean Diff. (95%CI) | TPT | SPT | Mean Diff. (95%CI) | TPT | SPT | Mean Diff. (95%CI) | |
| 6MWT(m) | 371.4 | 337.5 | 33.90 (−8.68–76.48) | 329.0 | 268.1 | 60.94* (15.58 – 106.29) | 282 | 295.9 | −13.92 (−22.18 – 50.03) | 284.4 | 237.2 | 47.23* (4.14 – 90.33) |
| WOMAC | ||||||||||||
| Pain | 5.15 | 6.50 | −1.36 (−3.26 – 0.55) | 6.71 | 6.43 | 2.8 (−2.19 – 2.75) | 6.68 | 6.91 | −0.23 (−2.90 – 2.44) | 7.45 | 7.08 | 0.37 (−2.26 – 2.99) |
| Stiffness | 0.47 | 1.06 | −0.59 (−1.24 – 0.64) | 0.54 | 0.64 | −0.09 (−0.98 – 0.79) | 0.86 | 0.48 | 0.38 (−0.42 – 1.18) | 0.60 | 0.40 | 0.20 (−0.40 – 0.80) |
| Physical function | 17.05 | 19.51 | −2.47 (−8.10 – 3.17 ) | 20.97 | 25.32 | −4.35 (−8.98 – 0.28) | 21.42 | 21.56 | −0.14 (−7.28 – 7.01) | 23.49 | 21.68 | 1.81 (−1.84 – 5.46) |
| SF-36 | ||||||||||||
| Physical health | 78.85 | 73.15 | 5.70 (−2.22 – 13.62) | 78.47 | 72.41 | 6.06 (−0.46 – 12.57) | 74.00 | 69.62 | 4.38 (−6.23 – 14.98) | 68.47 | 68.60 | −0.13 (−10.03 – 9.77) |
| Mental health | 90.36 | 82.28 | 8.08* (0.54 – 15.63) | 91.48 | 84.67 | 6.81* (1.17 – 12.46) | 90.20 | 90.93 | –0.73 (−7.17 – 5.71) | 87.60 | 93.34 | −5.74* (−10.15 – −11.33) |
| Global | 85.60 | 77.13 | 8.47* (1.32 – 15.62) | 85.06 | 78.88 | 6.18* (0.33 – 12.03) | 83.27 | 80.47 | 2.80 (−4.46 – 10.07) | 77.97 | 81.23 | –3.26 (−9.54 – 3.03) |
Note: *p<0.05, significant difference in comparing the adjusted post-training means between groups by ANCOVA statistics