Table 2.
Self-reported joint symptoms scores at baseline
| Symptom | Self-reported joint symptoms ( X ± S ) |
t | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mega MSM (n=49) | Placebo (n=50) | |||
|
| ||||
| Joint pain | 3.31 ± 0.68 | 3.18 ± 0.90 | 0.786 | 0.434 |
| Joint stiffness | 2.31 ± 1.10 | 2.46 ± 1.13 | -0.686 | 0.494 |
| Joint swelling | 1.78 ± 1.05 | 1.74 ± 0.94 | 0.177 | 0.860 |
| Difficulty walking | 2.49 ± 0.87 | 2.20 ± 1.05 | 1.495 | 0.138 |
| Difficulty getting up from bed | 2.10 ± 1.07 | 2.08 ± 0.94 | 0.109 | 0.913 |
| Difficulty going down stairs | 3.24 ± 0.88 | 2.78 ± 1.02 | 2.433 | 0.017 |
| Average Score | 2.54 ± 0.76 | 2.41 ± 0.67 | 0.909 | 0.365 |