Table 4 |
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Results of the mental health dimension of the SF-36v2 in 16 evaluable subjects |
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Study groups and time points |
SF-36v2 scores, mean (SD) |
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Vitality |
Social functioning |
Role-emotional |
Mental health |
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Hyal-Joint® (n = 8) |
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Baseline |
49.4 (9.9) |
38.4 (10.1) |
36.9 (10.9) |
42.3 (18.8) |
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Week 4 |
50.9 (4.4) |
46.6 (8.5) |
44.2 (5.5) |
49.7 (13.3) |
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Week 8 |
52.1 (4.7) |
43.2 (12.4) |
42.3 (10.2) |
44.4 (16.3) |
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Change baseline vs week 4 |
1.6 (9.9) |
8.2 (8.8) |
7.3 (7.3) |
7.4 (12.2) |
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P value |
0.669 |
0.033 |
0.026 |
0.131 |
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Change baseline vs week 8 |
2.7 (11.9) |
4.8 (12.5) |
5.4 (8.8) |
2.1 (15.2) |
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P value |
0.537 |
0.318 |
0.129 |
0.707 |
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Placebo (n = 8) |
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Baseline |
49.8 (12.3) |
44.6 (11.6) |
39.4 (13.4) |
48.3 (9.9) |
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Week 4 |
49.4 (9.1) |
49.3 (8.2) |
38.9 (11.6) |
49.7 (10.9) |
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Week 8 |
53.3 (6.5) |
46.6 (8.9) |
44.7 (9.6) |
52.5 (8.4) |
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Change baseline vs week 4 |
-0.4 (8.4) |
4.8 (4.5) |
-0.5 (7.0) |
1.4 (9.4) |
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P value |
0.897 |
0.021 |
0.843 |
0.684 |
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Change baseline vs week 8 |
3.5 (9.3) |
2.0 (7.7 |
5.3 (6.2) |
4.2 (9.7) |
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P value |
0.323 |
0.477 |
0.045 |
0.258 |
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Kalman et al. Nutrition Journal 2008 7:3 doi:10.1186/1475-2891-7-3 |
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