Table 1 Patient characteristics and baseline data

Sex, female (%)

64

58

Age, years (mean, SD, range)

60 (10, 29–75)

66 (7, 49–75)

BMI kg/m² (mean SD, range)

28 (5, 18–47)

28 (5, 19–45)

Joint, knee (%)

78

55

Education level; elementary/high school/university (%)

24/40/36

35/36/29

Charnley Category A/B/C (%)

27/41/29

35/33/32

Sedentary, daily minutes (median, IQR)

562 (523–605) n = 141

572 (505–599) n = 52

Low activity, daily minutes (median, IQR)

180 (150–214) n = 141

169 (130–218) n = 52

Moderate-vigorous activity, daily minutes (median, IQR)

34 (22–52) n = 141

20 (11–30) n = 52

VAS/pain (median, IQR)

51 (36–62)

60 (50–70)

EQ-5D index (median, IQR)

0.725 (0.62–0.796)

0.656 (0.159–0.727)

ASES/other symptoms (median, IQR)

68 (53–80)

61 (48–70)

ASES/pain (median, IQR)

60 (46–76)

46 (38–62)