| Control group – Usual care (n = 45) | Intervention group 1 Usual care + TESI (n = 46) | Intervention group 2 Usual care + TEI (n = 50) |
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Participant’s characteristics |  |  |  |
Female- no. (%) | 19 (42.2) | 26 (56.5) | 25 (50.0) |
Age- years (SD) | 49.2 (12.5) | 45.7 (12.9) | 48.4 (13.8) |
BMI (SD) | 26.2 (4.5) | 26.4 (5.0) | 27.3 (5.6) |
Vascular risk factors- no. (%)* | 11 (24.4) | 13(28.2) | 16(32.0) |
Education levela- no. (%) | Â | Â | Â |
 - low | 9 (20.0) | 9 (19.6) | 13 (26.0) |
 - moderate | 24 (53.3) | 23 (50.0) | 25 (50.0) |
 - high | 12(26.7) | 14 (30.4) | 12 (24.0) |
Married or with a partner- no. (%) | 35 (77.8) | 28 (60.9) | 36 (72.0) |
Having a paid job- no. (%) | 41 (91.1) | 43 (93.5) | 45 (90.0) |
Primary outcomes* | Â | Â | Â |
 Leg pain intensity scoreb - mean(SD) | 7.3 (2.0) | 7.8 (1.8) | 7.7 (1.9) |
 Back pain intensity scoreb- mean (SD) | 5.3 (3.1) | 5.9 (2.7) | 5.8 (3.0) |
 Physical functioningc- mean (SD) | 17.5 (3.1) | 18.2 (4.2) | 16.6 (4.6) |
Secondary outcomes* | Â | Â | Â |
 Health-related quality of lifed- mean (SD) | 0.74 (0.07) | 0.71 (0.07) | 0.73 (0.07) |