Table 6.
Changes in Pain Frequency by Affected Joint After 4 Weeks of Daily Supplementation
| Preintervention | Postintervention | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Affected Joints | Number | Mean VAS Scores | SD | 95% CI | Mean VAS Scores | SD | 95% CI |
| Shoulder | 4 | 3.25 | 0.29 | 2.97, 3.53 | 1.38 | 0.75 | 0.63, 2.11 |
| Knees | 14 | 2.86 | 1.10 | 2.28, 3.44 | 1.59 | 1.15 | 0.99, 2.19 |
| Hip | 5 | 3.32 | 0.46 | 2.92, 3.72 | 1.62 | 1.39 | 0.40, 2.84 |
| Hands | 6 | 3.00 | 1.10 | 2.12, 3.88 | 1.50 | 1.26 | 0.49, 2.51 |
| Feet | 1 | 3.00 | --- | --- | 0.50 | --- | --- |
| Ankles | 2 | 3.30 | 0.42 | 2.71, 3.89 | 0.45 | 0.07 | 0.35, 0.55 |
| Back | 8 | 3.14 | 0.59 | 2.73, 3.55 | 1.38 | 0.74 | 0.86, 1.90 |
| Fibromyalgia | 4 | 3.18 | 0.62 | 2.57, 3.79 | 1.13 | 0.25 | 0.89, 1.37 |
Abbreviations: VAS, visual analog scale; SD, standard deviation; CI, confidence interval.