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Table 3 Adjusted primary and secondary outcomes over the 12-week treatment period

From: Efficacy of methylsulfonylmethane supplementation on osteoarthritis of the knee: a randomized controlled study

  

Significance for between group differences at follow-ups *

Outcome

0-6 wks

0-12 wks

Primary

WOMAC

  
 

Pain

0.43

0.08

 

Stiffness

0.23

0.08

 

Function

0.85

0.04*

 

Total

0.60

0.03*

 

ALF

0.31

0.09

 

SF-36

0.98

0.54

 

VAS

0.06

0.05*

Secondary

KSKS

0.43

0.09

 

KSFS

0.29

0.63

  1. * The significance threshold was set at p ≤ 0.05.
  2. WOMAC = Western Ontario and McMaster Osteoarthritis Index; ALF = Aggregated locomotor function; SF-36 = 36-item short-form health survey; VAS = Visual-analogue-scale for pain; KSKS = Knee society knee score; KSFS = Knee society function score.