Table 1 Characteristics of the study population stratified by group
All | Control group | Intervention group | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N (%) | T0 | 371 | 199 (53.6) | 172 (46.4) | |
MaleN (%) | T0 | 217 (58.5) | 112 (56.3) | 105 (61.1) | |
AgeMean (SD) | T0 | 51.4 (8.6) | 51.4 (8.6) | 51.4 (8.6) | |
BMIMean (SD) | T0 | 29.8 (5.9) | 30.3 (5.8) | 29.1 (6.1) | |
Smoking status | T0 | Current smoker | 50 (13.5) | 26 (13.1) | 24 (14.0) |
Ex-smoker | 142 (38.3) | 69 (34.7) | 73 (42.4) | ||
Never smoker | 179 (48.3) | 104 (52.3) | 75 (43.6) | ||
Employed (yes)N (%) | T0 | 322 (86.8) | 176 (88.4) | 146 (84.9) | |
ACT | T0 | 13.2 (3.7) | 13.3 (3.8) | 13.1 (3.5) | |
Mean (SD) | T1 | 15.1 (4.1) | 14.8 (4.0) | 15.5 (4.1) | |
T2 | 18.1 (5.0) | 15.3 (4.6) | 21.4 (3.2) | ||
T3 | 18.0 (4.8) | 15.8 (4.2) | 20.6 (4.0) | ||
AQLQ | T0 | 3.97 (0.93) | 3.92 (0.91) | 4.03 (0.95) | |
Mean (SD) | T1 | 4.21 (1.00) | 4.09 (1.02) | 4.36 (0.97) | |
T2 | 4.87 (1.22) | 4.19 (1.00) | 5.66 (0.96) | ||
T3 | 4.90 (1.18) | 4.41 (1.02) | 5.47 (1.09) | ||
EQ-5D index | T0 | 0.77 (0.20) | 0.77 (0.19) | 0.77 (0.21) | |
Mean (SD) | T1 | 0.80 (0.19) | 0.78 (0.19) | 0.82 (0.19) | |
T2 | 0.84 (0.18) | 0.79 (0.20) | 0.90 (0.15) | ||
T3 | 0.84 (0.20) | 0.80 (0.20) | 0.88 (0.18) | ||
VAS | T0 | 57.2 (16.9) | 57.0 (17.6) | 57.5 (16.2) | |
Mean (SD) | T1 | 60.3 (17.4) | 59.6 (18.5) | 61.2 (16.2) | |
T2 | 68.0 (19.4) | 58.6 (18.5) | 78.9 (14.1) | ||
T3 | 67.1 (19.1) | 59.2 (17.6) | 76.2 (16.6) |