Table 4.
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.