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Table 3 Health-related quality of life (RAND-36) outcomes at baseline, 3 months, 6 months and 12 months according to treatment group, within group differences and between group comparisons of difference from baseline to 12 months

From: Correction of leg-length discrepancy among meat cutters with low back pain: a randomized controlled trial

Outcome measure

Mean (SD) crude scores

Difference between baseline and 12 months (95% CI) repeated measures regression1

Treatment difference (95% CI) repeated measures regression1

Intervention

Control

Intervention

Control

Physical functioning

 Baseline

78.8 (13.6)

82.0 (12.8)

   

 3 months

85.8 (10.3)

83.0 (13.6)

   

 6 months

88.0 (8.8)

82.8 (10.3)

   

 12 months

89.3 (8.0)

83.0 (13.2)

10.5 (4.8 to 16.2)

0.9 (−4.7 to 6.6)

9.6 (1.6 to 17.6)

Role-physical (NB)

 Baseline

60.0 (40.9)

66.3 (34.7)

   

 3 months

72.5 (26.8)

67.5 (35.4)

   

 6 months

78.8 (29.6)

70.0 (29.9)

   

 12 months

91.3 (18.6)

68.8 (37.1)

32.7 (−11.3 to 76.8)

1.3 (−38.0 to 40.5)

31.5 (−27.5 to 90.5)

Role-emotional (NB)

 Baseline

81.7 (35.0)

90.0 (26.7)

   

 3 months

93.3 (13.7)

88.3 (27.1)

   

 6 months

93.3 (23.2)

90.0 (21.9)

   

 12 months

96.7 (10.3)

91.7 (18.3)

14.9 (−8.6 to 38.5)

1.7 (−22.3 to 25.8)

13.2 (−20.4 to 46.9)

Energy/fatigue

 Baseline

65.0 (16.9)

73.5 (18.8)

   

 3 months

66.8 (17.0)

73.3 (18.7)

   

 6 months

75.5 (14.4)

69.3 (14.5)

   

 12 months

72.3 (11.8)

75.5 (13.2)

7.1 (2.0 to 12.2)

2.0 (−3.3 to 7.3)

5.1 (−2.2 to 12.5)

Mental health

 Baseline

74.8 (17.8)

81.4 (15.0)

   

 3 months

75.6 (16.9)

77.6 (16.9)

   

 6 months

78.8 (14.4)

79.8 (11.8)

   

 12 months

79.0 (12.3)

79.6 (13.2)

4.2 (−1.3 to 9.6)

−1.8 (−7.4 to 3.8)

6.0 (−1.8 to 13.7)

Social functioning

 Baseline

81.3 (18.4)

74.4 (16.5)

   

 3 months

83.1 (18.7)

80.0 (14.2)

   

 6 months

84.4 (19.8)

76.3 (9.0)

   

 12 months

92.5 (13.7)

85.0 (13.8)

11.1 (5.3 to 16.8)

10.7 (5.1 to 16.2)

0.4 (−7.6 to 8.4)

Bodily pain (NB)

 Baseline

54.6 (17.2)

53.9 (22.4)

   

 3 months

59.8 (15.1)

58.6 (20.3)

   

 6 months

63.0 (12.8)

59.6 (23.1)

   

 12 months

73.5 (17.1)

60.3 (21.0)

18.7 (4.7 to 32.7)

6.5 (−5.9 to 19.0)

12.2 (−6.6 to 30.1)

General health (NB)

 Baseline

55.5 (16.0)

64.0 (24.5)

   

 3 months

61.8 (15.7)

60.5 (21.3)

   

 6 months

61.8 (15.1)

61.5 (22.2)

   

 12 months

63.8 (17.0)

57.3 (24.0)

8.6 (2.2 to 15.1)

−6.5 (−11.3 to − 1.7)

15.2 (6.1 to 24.2)

  1. LLD leg length discrepancy, LBP low back pain, NB negative binomial model, 95% CI 95% confidence interval. Bold denotes significance
  2. 1Adjusted by age, BMI, gender and smoking