Table 5 Efficacy of the Pilates-type neuromuscular exercise programme: difference in relation to baseline between once a week or more exercised (≥24 exercise sessions) and a combined group of less exercised and controls (≤23 exercise sessions + controls), adjusted for perceived health, BMI, fitness, education, and civil status
| Â | Â | Difference in relation to baseline | Â | Â | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  | Baseline | 6 months | 12 months |  |  | |||
|  | More exercised n = 58 | Less exercised + controls, n = 161 | More exercised, n = 58 | Less exercised + controls, n = 118 | More exercised, n = 52 | Less exercised + controls, n = 105 |  |  |
| Â | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | p-value | p-value, adjusted |
VAS (0–100) | 36.8 (20.0) | 35.9 (23.6) | −15.4 (21.7) | −5.0 (26.1) | −12.7 (22.6) | −6.67 (26.1) | 0.057 | 0.029 |
MCI (0–4) | 1.0 (1.1) | 1.1 (1.0) | −.05 (1.0) | −0.3 (0.9) | −0.5 (1.0) | −0.2 (1.0) | 0.016 | 0.017 |
6MWT (metres) | 623 (43.8) | 615 (51.8) | 27.3 (32.9) | 9.3 (35.2) | 25.9 (36.5) | 14.5 (33.3) | 0.020 | 0.065 |