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. 2022 Jan 11;8:792436. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2021.792436

Table 4.

Outcome measures in the YJJQE and STE groups*.

Outcome Week 0 Week 12 Within-group difference, week 12 minus week 0, mean (95% CI)# Between-group difference, YJJQE minus STE,
YJJQE
(N = 25)
STE
(N = 25)
YJJQE
(N = 22)
STE
(N = 21)
YJJQE
(N = 22)
STE
(N = 21)
mean (95% CI)#
WOMAC pain score (range 0–50) 24.24 ± 3.07 23.68 ± 2.26 11.6 ± 1.44 12.2 ± 1.38 12.64 (11.32–13.96) 11.48 (10.38–12.57) (1.16)
(−0.46–2.78)
WOMAC stiffness score (range 0–20) 13.08 ± 1.22 13.72 ± 1.74 6.16 ± 1.49 7 ± 0.81 6.32 (5.66–6.98) 7.84 (6.95–8.73) 0.2
(−0.72–1.12)
WOMAC joint function score (range 0–170) 81.2 ± 6.27 79.84 ± 3.84 64.36 ± 5.13 63.32 ± 3.93 16.84 (14.53–19.16) 16.5 (14.81–18.22) 0.32
(−3.2–3.84)
VAS score for pain on walking 6.8 ± 0.71 7.08 ± 0.64 3.4 ± 0.91 2.96 ± 0.97 3.68 (3.25–4.10) 3.84 (3.34–4.34) (−0.16)
(−0.8–0.51)
MCS score 31.00 ± 6.38 32.75 ± 6.05 59.21 ± 9.04 47.08 ± 7.65 34.58 (30.22–38.95) 23.96 (20.15–27.78) (−10.63) &
[−17.07–(−4.19)]
PCS score 24.62 ± 6.40 23.12 ± 3.97 53.14 ± 6.64 54.61 ± 4.64 22.13 (18.78–25.49) 21.85 (19.13–24.57) (−0.27)
(−4.3–3.8)
BDI score 17.32 ± 2.15 18.48 ± 4.13 8.72 ± 1.42 13.4 ± 2.10 8.6 (7.6–9.5) 5.08 (3.4–6.8) 3.52&
(1.59–5.44)
PSS score 44.64 ± 1.57 45.36 ± 1.52 40.48 ± 1.61 42.92 ± 2.1 4.16 (3.07–5.24) 2.44 (1.36–3.51) 1.72&
(0.22–3.21)
BBS score 36.48 ± 2.04 35.84 ± 1.17 40.4 ± 3.20 39.2 ± 3.46 3.92 (2.52–5.31) 3.36 (2.1–4.59) (−0.56)
(−1.72–0.6)
Stride velocity (m/s) 0.71 ± 0.10 0.72 ± 0.11 1.21 ± 0.11 1.08 ± 0.09 0.49 (0.47–0.51) 0.5 (0.43–0.57) 0.003
(−0.06–0.07)
Stride length (m) 0.59 ± 0.04 0.57 ± 0.04 0.64 ± 0.03 0.64 ± 0.00 0.04 (0.02–0.07) 0.06 (0.04–0.08) 0.11
(0–0.02)
Stance phase time (s) 0.31 ± 0.05 0.31 ± 0.05 0.25 ± 0.09 0.26 ± 0.04 0.06 (0.02–0.1) 0.04 (0.01–0.08) 0.01
(−0.04–0.72)
Swing phase time (s) 0.36 ± 0.02 0.35 ± 0.06 0.38 ± 0.07 0.40 ± 0.06 0.01 (−0.05–0.01) 0.04 (−0.08–0) 0.02
(−0.02–0.06)
*

Indicated values are the mean ± SD. 95% CI, 95% confidence interval; &: P < 0.05; #: Adjusted for baseline values. VAS, visual analog scale; WOMAC, Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index; MCS, Mental Component Summary; PCS, Physical Component Summary; BDI, Beck Depression Inventory; PSS, Perceived Stress Scale; BBS, Berg Balance Scale.