Table 4.
Mean quality of life scores (SD) in Group 1 (17-week program) and Group 2 (17-week program with one-year maintenance) during the trial.
| Quality of life measure | Group 1 | Group 2 | P | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | N | Group × time effect | |||
| General health | |||||
| Baseline | 50.6 (17.0) | 54.7 (15.6) | 0.27 | ||
| Week 69 | 50 | 54.1 (21.9) | 38 | 64.3 (17.8) | |
| Week 121 | 50.9 (21.8) | 57.4 (21.2) | |||
| Physical functioning | |||||
| Baseline | 61.4 (23.8) | 69.9 (18.6) | 0.82 | ||
| Week 69 | 49 | 73.2 (25.0) | 38 | 83.3 (16.9) | |
| Week 121 | 70.6 (24.9) | 78.4 (21.1) | |||
| Physical role functioning | |||||
| Baseline | 53.1 (44.0) | 68.4 (39.3) | 0.94 | ||
| Week 69 | 48 | 63.4 (43.1) | 38 | 77.6 (35.3) | |
| Week 121 | 55.0 (42.1) | 72.1 (40.6) | |||
| Bodily pain | |||||
| Baseline | 61.0 (28.2) | 69.4 (25.8) | 0.99 | ||
| Week 69 | 49 | 65.2 (28.8) | 38 | 74.3 (26.2) | |
| Week 121 | 59.5 (28.4) | 68.4 (29.8) | |||
| Energy | |||||
| Baseline | 58.2 (20.8) | 65.9 (19.0) | 0.54 | ||
| Week 69 | 48 | 56.8 (23.3) | 38 | 69.3 (20.4) | |
| Week 121 | 56.0 (23.1) | 66.1 (20.2) | |||
| Social functioning | |||||
| Baseline | 80.4 (24.7) | 84.2 (17.4) | 0.09 | ||
| Week 69 | 49 | 74.7 (26.7) | 38 | 86.5 (21.6) | |
| Week 121 | 71.9 (27.4) | 85.9 (19.3) | |||
| Emotional role functioning | |||||
| Baseline | 63.5 (42.8) | 84.7 (29.0) | 0.76 | ||
| Week 69 | 47 | 61.7 (45.0) | 37 | 87.4 (27.6) | |
| Week 121 | 61.7 (42.8) | 81.1 (32.9) | |||
| Mental health | |||||
| Baseline | 75.7 (16.8) | 79.2 (17.0) | 0.22 | ||
| Week 69 | 47 | 71.1 (22.2) | 38 | 81.2 (16.9) | |
| Week 121 | 71.1 (21.2) | 77.9 (19.4) | |||