Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of the participants (n = 91).
| Women, % (n) | 81.3 (74) |
| Age in years, mean (SD) | 56.0 (5.7) |
| BMI, kg/m2 (SD) a | 26.1 (4.1) |
| Married or living with partner, % (n) | 70.0 (63) |
| Children in the household, % (n) | 24.4 (22) |
| Most affected joint, % (n) | |
| Hip | 23.1 (21) |
| Knee | 76.9 (70) |
| Education (postsecondary), % (n) | 66.7 (60) |
| Present level of physical activity compared to before OA, % (n) | |
| More physically active | 13.3 (12) |
| Less physically active | 50.0 (45) |
| Equally physically active | 35.6 (32) |
| IPAQ, categorical, % (n) | |
| Low | 17.3 (14) |
| Moderate | 37.0 (30) |
| High | 45.7 (37) |
| Assigned group in the C-RCT, % (n) | |
| Intervention | 61.5 (56) |
| Control | 38.5 (35) |
Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; C-RCT, cluster randomized controlled trial; IPAQ, International Physical Activity Questionnaire; OA, osteoarthritis; SD, standard deviation.
a
BMI were collected for n = 51.