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Table 4 Change in clinical outcome variables from baseline at 3-months within groups\

From: The effect of rehabilitation protocol using mobile health in overweight and obese patients with knee osteoarthritis: a clinical trial

Variables

Group

Baseline, mean (SD)

3-months, Mean (SD)

Mean change (95% CI)

p

WOMAC pain score (0–20)

RGwo-mHealth

9.03 (2.33)

7.67 (2.36)

1.35 (0.45, 2.25)

0.004

RG-mHealth

10.65 (2.58)

7.90 (2.42)

2.75 (2.43, 3.06)

< 0.001

CG

9.15 (2.70)

8.87 (2.80)

0.28 (0.01, 0.54)

0.037

TUG score (seconds)

RGwo-mHealth

10.72 (2.05)

9.58 (2.03)

1.14 (0.86, 1.43)

< 0.001

RG-mHealth

12.78 (3.47)

9.79 (2.39)

3.68 (2.98, 2.29)

< 0.001

CG

10.90 (2.27)

10.75 (2.23)

0.14 (− 0.02, 0.32)

0.100

Katz ADL score (0–6)

RGwo-mHealth

4.18 (0.93)

4.65 (0.78)

− 0.46 (− 0.75, − 0.17)

0.002

RG-mHealth

3.90 (1.42)

5.15 (0.88)

− 1.25 (− 1.65, − 0.84)

< 0.001

CG

4.21 (0.65)

4.34 (0.65)

− 0.12 (− 0.32, 0.07)

0.211

PS FS (0–10)

RGwo-mHealth

4.61 (0.90)

5.62 (1.15)

− 1.00 (− 1.18, − 0.82)

< 0.001

RG-mHealth

4.55 (1.21)

7.21 (1.10)

− 2.65 (− 2.88, − 2.43)

< 0.001

CG

4.59 (1.38)

4.65 (1.39)

− 0.05 (− 0.14, 0.02)

0.173

  1. RGw-mHealth, rehabilitation group with mobile health; RGwo-mHealth, rehabilitation group without mobile health; CG, control group; WOMAC, Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index; SD, standard deviation; TUG, timed up and go test; ADL, activities of daily living; PSFS, patient specific functional scale; CI, confidence interval; n, number