Table 3:
Effects of replacing lighter intensities with equal periods of walking at a moderate intensity on risk for KR over five years in adults with advanced structural knee OA (Kellgren and Lawrence grade ≥3 in one or both knees) (N=516).
Walking intensity | Unadjusted HR [95%CI] | Adjusted HR [95%CI]† |
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Replacing 10 mins/day of very-light walking‡ with 10 mins/day of | ||
Moderate walking‡‡ | 0.62 [0.42, 0.92]* | 0.65 [0.45, 0.94]* |
Replacing 10 mins/day of light walking‡‡‡ with 10 mins/day of walking at | ||
Moderate walking‡‡ | 0.57 [0.35, 0.92]* | 0.63 [0.40, 1.00]* |
HR=hazard ratio CI=confidence interval
Adjusted for age, BMI, sex, education, race, index knee pain defined using most painful knee on VAS scale, comorbidities, and previous knee injuries/surgeries
Very-light walking is defined as time spent in 1–49 steps/min
Moderate walking is defined as time spent in 50–100 steps/min
Denotes statistical significance, i.e., p-value<0.05 and 95%CI does not cross 1
Light walking is defined as time spent in >100 steps/min