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Table 6 Pairwise comparisons of clinical outcome measures between groups by Bonferroni test (post hoc)

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

Variables

Comparison between Groups

Mean difference (95% CI for difference)

p

WOMAC pain score (0–20)

RGw-mHealth and RGwo-mHealth

− 1.07 (− 2.02, − 0.11)

0.022

RGwo-mHealth and CG

1.10 (0.18, 2.02)

0.013

RGw-mHealth and CG

2.17 (1.22, 3.12)

< 0.001

TUG test score (seconds)

RGw-mHealth and RGwo-mHealth

− 1.30 (− 1.96, − 0.64)

< 0.001

RGwo-mHealth and CG

1.04 (0.41, 1.67)

< 0.001

RGw-mHealth and CG

2.34 (1.69, 3.00)

< 0.001

Katz ADL score (0–6)

RGw-mHealth and RGwo-mHealth

0.62 (0.23, 1.01)

0.001

RGwo-mHealth and CG

− 0.32 (− 0.71, 0.06)

0.127

RGw-mHealth and CG

− 0.94 (− 1.33, − 0.56)

< 0.001

PSFS (0–10)

RGw-mHealth and RGwo-mHealth

1.65 (1.35, 1.94)

< 0.001

RGwo-mHealth and CG

− 0.94 (− 1.24, − 0.65)

< 0.001

RGw-mHealth and CG

− 2.59 (− 2.89, − 2.30)

< 0.001

  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; ADL, activities of daily living; PSFS, patient specific functional scale; CI, confidence interval; N, number