Table 2.
Means, Standard Deviations (SD), and Within and Between Group Differences for Disability and Pain in the Exercise Groups Following the Intervention Period
| Core Stability Group | General Exercise Group | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome Measures | Before | After | P-value for Differencea | Before | After | P-value for Differencea | P-value for Difference Between Groupsb |
| Oswestry disability | 50.55 (12.08) | 32.77 (11.0) | P < 0.001 | 50.67 (10.41) | 37.62 (10.87) | P < 0.001 | P = 0.14 |
| Pain intensity | 51.36 (9.02) | 15.09 (12.4) | P < 0.001 | 52.86 (9.02) | 15.10 (13.80) | P < 0.001 | P = 0.72 |
aP-value for paired t test
bP-value for ANCOVA, adjusted for baseline values