Table 4. Description of the 2-year scale and test results for patients who did not engage in regular physical activity and patients who swam or participated in bodybuilding and the results of comparative tests.
| Variable | n | Sedentary | n | Swimming | p | n | Sedentary | n | Bodybuilding | p | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WOMAC pain | Swimming | 0.37 | Bodybuilding | 0.1 | ||||||||
| Mean (SD) | 56 | 8.7 (3.9) | 7 | 7.4 (1.9) | 56 | 8.7 (3.9) | 12 | 6.4 (4.1) | ||||
| Median (min.; max.) | 8 (1 - 17) | 6 (6 - 11) | 8 (1 - 17) | 7 (2 - 15) | ||||||||
| WOMAC stiffness | 0.98 | 0.4 | ||||||||||
| Mean (SD) | 56 | 3.2 (2.1) | 7 | 3.1 (1.7) | 56 | 3.2 (2.1) | 12 | 2.6 (2.2) | ||||
| Median (min.; max.) | 3 (0 - 8) | 4 (0 - 5) | 3 (0 - 8) | 2.5 (0 - 6) | ||||||||
| WOMAC function limitation | 0.63 | 0.1 | ||||||||||
| Mean (SD) | 56 | 31 (14.0) | 7 | 29.2 (5.3) | 56 | 31 (14.0) | 12 | 23.3 (14.6) | ||||
| Median (min.; max.) | 32 (2 - 65) | 27 (22 - 37) | 32 (2 - 65) | 25.5 (2 - 45) | ||||||||
| WOMAC total | 0.70 | 0.12 | ||||||||||
| Mean (SD) | 56 | 42.8 (19.1) | 7 | 40.1 (7) | 56 | 42.8 (19.1) | 12 | 32.4 (19.6) | ||||
| Median (min.; max.) | 42 (0 - 84) | 36 (34 - 52) | 42 (0 - 84) | 36 (6 - 64) | ||||||||
| VAS | 0.84 | 0.009* | ||||||||||
| Mean (SD) | 56 | 59.4 (23.1) | 7 | 59.6 (16.5) | 56 | 59.4 (23.1) | 12 | 42.6 (18.5) | ||||
| Median (min.; max.) | 60 (5 - 100) | 59 (44 - 93) | 60 (5 - 100) | 43 (12 - 75) | ||||||||
| Lequesne | 0.69 | 0.06 | ||||||||||
| Mean (SD) | 56 | 12.1 (4.9) | 7 | 11.6 (2.0) | 56 | 12.1 (4.9) | 12 | 9.2 (4.5) | ||||
| Median (min.; max.) | 12.3 (0 - 21) | 11.5 (9 - 14) | 12.3 (0 - 21) | 9 (2.5 - 18.5) | ||||||||
| SF 36 - PCS | 1 | 0.26 | ||||||||||
| Mean (SD) | 56 | 34.4 (9.2) | 7 | 34.4 (6.4) | 56 | 34.4 (9.2) | 12 | 37.4 (8.3) | ||||
| Median (min.; max.) | 34.4 (15.5 - 57.2) | 31.9 (28 - 43.7) | 34.4 (15.5 - 57.2) | 39.4 (24.4 - 53.8) | ||||||||
| SF 36 - MCS | 0.45 | 0.13 | ||||||||||
| Mean (SD) | 56 | 45 (13.2) | 7 | 41.0 (5.8) | 56 | 45 (13.2) | 12 | 51.1 (11.6) | ||||
| Median (min.; max.) | 44.5 (17.3 - 68.7) | 42.5 (33 - 47.2) | 44.5 (17.3 - 68.7) | 50.4 (32 - 66.8) | ||||||||
| Timed Up and Go | 0.86 | 0.01* | ||||||||||
| Mean (SD) | 52 | 14.6 (11.6) | 7 | 11.7 (3.1) | 52 | 14.6 (11.6) | 11 | 9.4 (2.8) | ||||
| Median (min.; max.) | 11.3 (7.0 - 84.6) | 11.3 (8.5 - 17.9) | 11.3 (7.0 - 84.6) | 9.2 (6.2 - 14.6) | ||||||||
| Five times sit to stand | 0.37 | 0.14 | ||||||||||
| Mean (SD) | 49 | 22.1 (12.1) | 7 | 22.1 (5.9) | 49 | 22.1 (12.1) | 11 | 17.7 (5.3) | ||||
| Median (min.; max.) | 20.8 (10.5 - 81.6) | 22.9 (14.9 - 30) | 20.8 (10.5 - 81.6) | 15.4 (10.5 - 27.8) |