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. 2019 Mar 4;49(5):743–761. doi: 10.1007/s40279-019-01082-0

Table 3.

Subgroup analysis by joint and recruitment

Effect size (95% credibility interval)
Joint Recruitment
Knee OA Hip OA Not awaiting TJR Awaiting TJR
Pain 75 trials (n = 5607) 8 trials (n = 703) 75 trials (n = 6393) 14 trials (n = 791)
 Aerobic 1.16 (0.70, 1.61) 1.15 (0.73, 1.59)
 Mind–body 1.30 (0.73, 1.86) 1.13 (0.65, 1.61)
 Strength 0.76 (0.50, 1.02) 0.53 (− 0.74, 1.80) 0.81 (0.54, 1.08) 0.46 (− 0.28, 1.18)
 Flex/skills 0.69 (0.31, 1.07) 0.70 (0.33, 1.07) 0.58 (− 1.20, 2.35)
 Mixed 0.57 (0.29, 0.85) 0.12 (− 0.36, 0.62) 0.52 (0.29, 0.76) 0.25 (− 0.42, 0.93)
Heterogeneity 0.67 (0.54, 0.82) 0.54 (0.22, 1.20) 0.62 (0.51, 0.77) 0.81 (0.47, 1.37)
Function 73 trials (n = 5733) 9 trials (n = 754) 76 trials (n = 6564) 11 trials (n = 589)
 Aerobic 0.64 (0.11, 1.17) 0.63 (0.19, 1.07) 0.12 (− 3.11, 3.38)
 Mind–body 0.93 (0.27, 1.59) 0.83 (0.35, 1.30)
 Strength 0.78 (0.47, 1.09) 0.69 (− 0.17, 1.54) 0.72 (0.46, 0.99) 0.90 (− 0.58, 2.36)
 Flex/skills 0.74 (0.29, 1.19) 0.68 (0.33, 1.03)
 Mixed 0.55 (0.21, 0.89) 0.15 (− 0.17, 0.46) 0.46 (0.23, 0.69) 0.09 (− 1.53, 1.71)
Heterogeneity 0.81 (0.67, 0.98) 0.32 (0.05, 0.75) 0.61 (0.50, 0.74) 1.69 (1.00, 2.97)
Performance 78 trials (n = 5208) 10 trials (n = 905) 81 trials (n = 6331) 14 trials (n = 682)
 Aerobic 1.12 (0.61, 1.62) 0.81 (0.23, 1.42) 1.05 (0.62, 1.49)
 Mind–body 0.68 (0.03, 1.31) 0.53 (0.01, 1.07)
 Strength 0.60 (0.33, 0.87) 0.29 (− 0.13, 0.75) 0.51 (0.25, 0.77) 0.78 (0.13, 1.43)
 Flex/skills 0.76 (0.38, 1.14) 0.66 (0.30, 1.03) 0.90 (− 0.72, 2.53)
 Mixed 0.60 (0.31, 0.90) 0.17 (− 0.04, 0.41) 0.50 (0.27, 0.74) 0.35 (− 0.26, 0.97)
Heterogeneity 0.72 (0.58, 0.87) 0.18 (0.01, 0.51) 0.65 (0.53, 0.79) 0.71 (0.41, 1.21)
Quality of life 30 trials (n = 2073) 7 trials (n = 585) 30 trials (n = 2620) 10 trials (n = 570)
 Aerobic 0.39 (− 0.13, 0.93) 0.38 (− 0.02, 0.79)
 Mind–body 0.37 (− 0.11, 0.86) 0.25 (− 0.05, 0.55)
 Strength 0.27 (0.00, 0.54) 0.30 (− 0.37, 0.97) 0.36 (0.12, 0.62) 0.13 (− 0.40, 0.66)
 Flex/skills 0.35 (− 0.10, 0.80) 0.41 (0.07, 0.74)
 Mixed 0.25 (− 0.02, 0.52) 0.06 (− 0.21, 0.36) 0.22 (0.07, 0.38) 0.10 (− 0.56, 0.79)
Heterogeneity 0.35 (0.19, 0.54) 0.19 (0.00, 0.70) 0.19 (0.03, 0.36) 0.53 (0.19, 1.09)

Heterogeneity presented as between-studies standard deviation and 95% credibility interval (CrI)

Flex/Skills flexibility/skills exercise, n number of participants analysed, OA osteoarthritis, TJR total joint replacement