Skip to main content

Table 4 Results of the repeated measures ANOVA models for knee pain at rest and while walking and PGA using VAS scale, and mean difference and effect size between baseline and 3 months of follow-up – FAS population

From: Oral supplementation with fish cartilage hydrolysate in an adult population suffering from knee pain and function discomfort: results from an innovative approach combining an exploratory clinical study and an ex vivo clinical investigation

Variable

Baseline (n = 32)

After 1 month (n = 28)

After 3 months (n = 26)

P-value

Mean difference (n = 26)

Effect size

At rest* (mm) [mean ± SD]

53.66 ± 11.95

40.38 ± 20.50

22.77 ± 19.34

0.0005

-30.85 ± 21.14

1.46

While walking (mm) [mean ± SD]

61.56 ± 21.30

47.45 ± 20.42

33.35 ± 21.68

< 0.0001

-29.38 ± 29.82

0.99

PGA (mm) [mean ± SD]

64.28 ± 12.90

43.10 ± 22.24

31.38 ± 24.74

< 0.0001

-33.42 ± 31.02

1.08

  1. *log-transformed variable