Table 2. Description of the test and scale results at baseline and after 2 years for patients who did not engage in regular physical activity and patients who engaged in intense regular physical activity and the results of comparative tests.
| Variable | Baseline | p | 2 years | p | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | Sedentary | n | Vigorous activity | n | Sedentary | n | Vigorous activity | |||||
| WOMAC pain | Baseline | 0.10 | 2 years | 0.28 | ||||||||
| Mean (SD) | 157 | 8.9 (4.2) | 3 | 5 (1.7) | 56 | 8.7 (3.9) | 20 | 7.4 (3.4) | ||||
| Median (min.; max.) | 9 (0 - 20) | 4 (4 - 7) | 8 (1 - 17) | 7 (2 - 15) | ||||||||
| WOMAC stiffness | 0.31 | 0.60 | ||||||||||
| Mean (SD) | 157 | 3.4 (1.9) | 3 | 2.3 (1.2) | 56 | 3.2 (2.1) | 20 | 2.9 (2.0) | ||||
| Median (min.; max.) | 3 (0 - 8) | 3 (1 - 3) | 3 (0 - 8) | 3 (0 - 6) | ||||||||
| WOMAC function limitation | 0.10 | 0.24 | ||||||||||
| Mean (SD) | 157 | 31.7 (12.4) | 3 | 20.7 (8.1) | 56 | 31 (14.0) | 20 | 26.6 (12.8) | ||||
| Median (min.; max.) | 32 (4 - 63) | 16 (16 - 30) | 32 (2 - 65) | 27.5 (2 - 46) | ||||||||
| WOMAC total | 0.10 | 0.26 | ||||||||||
| Mean (SD) | 157 | 44.5 (18.2) | 3 | 28.7 (6.4) | 56 | 42.8 (19.1) | 20 | 36.8 (17.4) | ||||
| Median (min.; max.) | 45 (5 - 87) | 26 (24 - 36) | 42 (0 - 84) | 36 (6 - 64) | ||||||||
| VAS | 0.02* | 0.08 | ||||||||||
| Mean (SD) | 157 | 58.1 (26.4) | 3 | 23 (3.5) | 56 | 59.4 (23.1) | 20 | 50.9 (15.3) | ||||
| Median (min.; max.) | 60 (2 - 100) | 25 (19 - 25) | 60 (5 - 100) | 51.5 (20 - 80) | ||||||||
| Lequesne | 0.10 | 0.09 | ||||||||||
| Mean (SD) | 157 | 11.6 (4.2) | 3 | 8.3 (2.1) | 56 | 12.1 (4.9) | 20 | 10.7 (3.8) | ||||
| Median (min.; max.) | 12 (1.5 - 24) | 9 (6 - 10) | 12.3 (0 - 21) | 10.8 (2.5 - 18.5) | ||||||||
| SF 36 - PCS | 0.13 | 0.67 | ||||||||||
| Mean (SD) | 157 | 32.8 (8.2) | 3 | 38.8 (4.3) | 56 | 34.4 (9.2) | 20 | 35.4 (7.6) | ||||
| Median (min.; max.) | 32.1 (14.3 - 58.1) | 21.2 (33.8 - 41.4) | 34.4 (15.5 - 57.2) | 33.1 (24.4 - 53.8) | ||||||||
| SF 36 - MCS | 0.26 | 0.55 | ||||||||||
| Mean (SD) | 157 | 45.6 (12.6) | 3 | 53.0 (8.6) | 56 | 45 (13.2) | 20 | 47.0 (11.8) | ||||
| Median (min.; max.) | 44.5 (17.1 - 71.6) | 51.2 (45.5 - 62.4) | 44.5 (17.3 - 68.7) | 43.7 (30.7 - 66.8) | ||||||||
| Timed Up and Go | 0.99 | 0.01* | ||||||||||
| Mean (SD) | 149 | 12.3 (4.0) | 2 | 15.5 (11.7) | 52 | 14.6 (11.6) | 19 | 9.7 (2.1) | ||||
| Median (min.; max.) | 11.2 (5.2 - 28.6) | 15.5 (7.2 - 23.7) | 11.3 (7.0 - 84.6) | 9.4 (6.2 - 14.6) | ||||||||
| Five times sit to stand | 0.14 | 0.34 | ||||||||||
| Mean (SD) | 140 | 23 (8.2) | 2 | 15.6 (5.7) | 49 | 22.1 (12.1) | 19 | 18.6 (5.0) | ||||
| Median (min.; max.) | 22 (11.1 - 66.4) | 15.6 (11.6 - 19.6) | 20.8 (10.5 - 81.6) | 18.0 (10.5 - 27.8) | ||||||||