Table 3. Description of the 2-year scale and test results for patients who did not engage in regular physical activity and patients who exercised 180 minutes or more/week and the results of comparative tests.
| Variable | Time of physical activity per week | p | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | Sedentary | n | ≥180 min. exercise | ||
| WOMAC pain | 60 | 48 | 0.28 | ||
| Mean (SD) | 8.7 (3.7) | 7.8 (3.4) | |||
| Median (min.; max.) | 8 (1 - 17) | 2 (2 - 15) | |||
| WOMAC stiffness | 60 | 48 | 0.79 | ||
| Mean (SD) | 3.4 (2.1) | 3.4 (1.8) | |||
| Median (min.; max.) | 3 (0 - 8) | 4 (0 - 6) | |||
| WOMAC function limitation | 60 | 48 | 0.35 | ||
| Mean (SD) | 30.9 (14.0) | 28.0 (12.9) | |||
| Median (min.; max.) | 32 (2 - 65) | 30 (2 - 51) | |||
| WOMAC total | 60 | 48 | 0.38 | ||
| Mean (SD) | 42.6 (18.4) | 38.9 (17.3) | |||
| Median (min.; max.) | 42 (0 - 84) | 41 (6 - 70) | |||
| VAS | 60 | 48 | 0.12 | ||
| Mean (SD) | 59.2 (22.7) | 52.5 (21.8) | |||
| Median (min.; max.) | 60 (5 - 100) | 58 (0 - 94) | |||
| Lequesne | 60 | 48 | 0.08 | ||
| Mean (SD) | 12.0 (4.9) | 10.4 (4.2) | |||
| Median (min.; max.) | 12.3 (0 - 21) | 11 (2 - 18.5) | |||
| SF 36 - PCS | 60 | 48 | 0.18 | ||
| Mean (SD) | 34.1 (8.9) | 36 (8) | |||
| Median (min.; max.) | 34.1 (17 - 57.2) | 36.8 (19.6 - 53.8) | |||
| SF 36 - MCS | 60 | 48 | 0.20 | ||
| Mean (SD) | 45.2 (13.0) | 48.3 (11.6) | |||
| Median (min.; max.) | 44.5 (17.3 - 68.7) | 48.8 (20.8 - 66.8) | |||
| Timed Up and Go | 56 | 46 | <0.001* | ||
| Mean (SD) | 14.6 (11.2) | 10.1 (3.3) | |||
| Median (min.; max.) | 11.3 (7.0 - 84.6) | 9.2 (6.2 - 24.9) | |||
| Five times sit to stand | 53 | 45 | 0.46 | ||
| Mean (SD) | 22 (11.8) | 20.5 (8.5) | |||
| Median (min.; max.) | 20.1 (10.5 - 81.6) | 18.1 (12.3 - 51.5) | |||