Educational program promoting regular physical exercise improves functional capacity and daily living physical activity in subjects with knee osteoarthritis

Table 5 Physical activity level before and during follow-up

	Classification	Before	6 months	12 months
EDU (N = 112)	Very Active (%)	2.5^†	16*	18.5*
	Active (%)	21^†	43*	42.5*
	Irregularly active A (%)	28.5	19	15.5
	Irregularly active B (%)	26	13	14.5
	Sedentary (%)	22^†	9*	9*
CON (N = 127)	Very Active (%)	11.5	22*	25*
	Active (%)	42	38.5	39
	Irregularly active A (%)	16	15.5	18
	Irregularly active B (%)	18	18	11.5
	Sedentary (%)	12.5	6	6.5

CON control group, EDU educational program group. Asterisk denotes significant difference from before follow-up in the same group (*P < 0.05). Dagger denotes significant difference from control group during the same period (^†: P < 0.05)

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