Table 4

Median scores, interquartile range for secondary outcome variables

Week


0

6

12

18

24

6-24


Arthritis self-efficacy measures

Pain

25th

45.00

53.50

58.50

60.50

70.00

z

2.64

Median

55.00

69.00a

72.00

71.00

80.00d

P

0.01

75th

72.00

75.50

86.00

90.00

91.50

r

0.35

Function

25th

58.89

68.61

72.50

74.17

73.61

z

1.91

Median

74.44

79.44

86.67

88.33

88.89

P

0.06

75th

89.44

89.72

94.72

92.22

94.17

r

0.26

Other symptoms

25th

43.75

57.08

70.42

73.33

78.75

z

-2.96

Median

61.67

68.33a

78.33b

83.33

85.83d

P

<0.001

75th

80.00

86.25

87.92

89.58

90.00

r

0.40

Correlates of physical activity measures

Self-regulation

25th

23.25

19.50

34.00

33.38

30.75

z

3.69

Median

30.00

27.00

38.00b

39.00

39.00

P

<0.001

75th

34.00

36.50

45.00

48.25

47.25

r

0.49

Self-efficacy

25th

2.40

2.40

2.65

2.80

2.45

z

1.79

Median

2.80

3.00

3.10b

3.20

3.30

P

0.07

75th

3.20

3.35

3.55

3.60

3.75

r

0.24

Benefits

25th

53.00

53.25

54.25

53.00

53.00

z

-0.69

Median

56.00

56.00

57.00

56.00

54.50

P

0.49

75th

62.50

63.00

65.00

64.00

64.25

r

0.09

Barriers

25th

0.87

0.78

0.62

0.48

0.48

z

-2.57

Median

1.48

1.04a

1.02

0.86

0.98

P

0.01

75th

2.03

1.63

1.46

1.55

1.47

r

0.34

Anxiety and depression (Goldberg)

25th

4.25

1.25

2.00

2.00

1.00

z

-1.73

Median

6.00

5.00

4.00

5.00

3.00

P

0.08

75th

8.75

7.75

5.75

6.00

5.75

r

0.23

Weight (kg)

25th

69.25

69.88

72.00

69.38

69.00

z

-1.57

Median

79.50

80.00

81.00b

79.25c

79.50d

P

0.11

75th

95.50

97.00

94.00

89.13

91.75

r

0.21


Note. Z scores, P-values and effect sizes (r) for changes between Weeks 6 and 24 are shown in the right hand column.

a Week 6 significantly different from Week 0.

b Week 12 significantly different from Week 6.

d Week 24 significantly different from Week 18.

r = Effect size.

Ng et al. Arthritis Research & Therapy 2010 12:R25   doi:10.1186/ar2932

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