Table 3 Descriptive statistics of the outcome measures at baseline, 6 months and 1-year follow-up for the OsteoACTIVE group and the control group

 Right peak torque 60° (Nm)

42

95.1 ± 29.1

35

98.1 ± 25.6

31

104.4 ± 22.7

38

95.7 ± 24.7

33

101.0 ± 21.6

32

97.4 ± 24.0

 Left peak torque 60° (Nm)

42

87.9 ± 24.6

34

93.3 ± 23.8

31

99.7 ± 25.9

38

88.6 ± 24.5

33

92.6 ± 24.0

32

93.7 ± 25.8

 Right total work 180° (J)

42

1181.4 ± 374.4

35

1325.5 ± 368.5

31

1323.6 ± 339.5

38

1182.6 ± 337.3

33

1232.2 ± 318.3

32

1212.7 ± 363.2

 Left total work 180° (J)

42

1091.7 ± 344.6

34

1204.7 ± 369.7

31

1236.5 ± 341.7

38

1081.1 ± 341.7

33

1161.5 ± 347.0

32

1164.4 ± 361.1

 Lumbar spine (L₁-L₄)

42

0.951 ± 0.139

35

0.943 ± 0.114

31

0.950 ± 0.110

38

0.955 ± 0.088

33

0.968 ± 0.084

33

0.955 ± 0.095

 Hip total

42

0.807 ± 0.079

35

0.822 ± 0.081

31

0.821 ± 0.088

38

0.793 ± 0.099

34

0.806 ± 0.102

33

0.799 ± 0.109

 Femoral neck

42

0.781 ± 0.077

35

0.795 ± 0.085

31

0.793 ± 0.081

38

0.767 ± 0.078

34

0.777 ± 0.083

33

0.769 ± 0.094

 Femoral trochanter

42

0.644 ± 0.071

35

0.664 ± 0.077

31

0.654 ± 0.085

38

0.641 ± 0.099

34

0.658 ± 0.091

33

0.643 ± 0.103

 FSST (sec)

42

10.9 ± 8.9

34

9.0 ± 3.7

31

7.9 ± 2.5

38

9.9 ± 2.6

34

8.6 ± 1.9

33

8.3 ± 2.5

 6 MWT (m)

42

592.8 ± 82.8

34

608.5 ± 94.5

31

596.1 ± 87.3

38

598.2 ± 101.1

34

567.0 ± 83.8

33

584.8 ± 90.5

 Borg's scale

42

10.4 ± 2.3

34

10.7 ± 2.7

31

10.8 ± 2.3

38

9.8 ± 2.2

34

10.4 ± 1.9

33

9.9 ± 2.4

 PASE (0–315)

42

103.1 ± 56.7

35

123.8 ± 59.4

31

129.1 ± 60.6

38

114.6 ± 58.7

35

122.3 ± 65.0

33

104.8 ± 53.7

 Physical functioning

42

82.3 ± 16.7

35

84.1 ± 18.7

31

84.5 ± 14.1

38

90.0 ± 11.7

35

86.8 ± 20.0

33

87.7 ± 12.0

 Role limitations-physical

42

71.4 ± 31.3

35

81.6 ± 26.8

31

83.8 ± 21.5

38

85.5 ± 21.9

35

82.8 ± 26.4

33

80.3 ± 26.1

 Bodily pain

42

70.0 ± 23.1

35

76.0 ± 25.0

31

74.9 ± 22.5

38

77.4 ± 22.3

35

77.6 ± 26.1

33

78.0 ± 27.7

 General health perceptions

42

72.0 ± 18.2

35

70.4 ± 22.7

31

72.7 ± 20.8

38

73.9 ± 21.3

35

75.7 ± 21.0

33

74.3 ± 21.2

 Vitality

42

56.8 ± 21.1

35

61.2 ± 21.5

31

62.7 ± 18.8

38

57.5 ± 22.7

35

60.1 ± 22.8

33

63.0 ± 23.5

 Social functioning

42

82.1 ± 21.0

35

83.2 ± 24.4

31

90.3 ± 19.6

38

87.5 ± 19.9

35

87.1 ± 22.3

33

84.8 ± 22.9

 Role limitations-emotional

42

84.7 ± 22.9

35

87.6 ± 22.8

31

90.3 ± 19.6

38

89.9 ± 19.0

35

92.1 ± 14.9

33

88.1 ± 23.6

 Mental health

42

77.6 ± 14.9

35

78.7 ± 16.5

31

81.7 ± 13.3

38

76.9 ± 19.5

35

78.5 ± 18.4

33

79.0 ± 19.4