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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of participants in the digital intervention

From: Assessing the importance of predictors of adherence to a digital self‑management intervention for osteoarthritis

 

Included

Excluded

3-month follow-up

12-month follow-up

N

14,610

2682

2030

Female, n (%)

11,029 (75.5)

2044 (76.2)

1532 (75.5)

Age, mean (SD)

64.1 (9.1)

64.3 (8.6)

65.6 (10.3)

Enrolment year, n (%)

 2019

925 (6.3)

348 (13.0)

382 (18.8)

 2020

3666 (25.1)

1850 (69.0)

532 (26.2)

 2021

10,019 (68.6)

484 (18.0)

1116 (55.0)

Place of residence, n (%)

 Stockholm/Gothenburg/Malmö

2765 (18.9)

534 (19.9)

387 (19.1)

 Other locations

11,593 (79.4)

2139 (79.8)

1342 (66.1)

 Unknown/missing

252 (1.7)

9 (0.3)

301 (14.8)

Education, n (%)

 Less than high school

1181 (8.1)

183 (6.8)

183 (9.0)

 High school

5244 (35.9)

872 (32.5)

719 (35.4)

 College/university

8185 (56.0)

1627 (60.7)

1128 (55.6)

 Body mass index, mean (SD)

27.2 (4.7)

27.0 (4.8)

27.2 (4.8)

Physical activity, n (%)

 Less than 30 min

1017 (6.7)

150 (5.6)

185 (9.1)

 30–60 min

2288 (15.7)

397 (14.8)

382 (18.8)

 61–90 min

2182 (14.9)

372 (13.9)

288 (14.2)

 91–150 min

2601 (17.8)

466 (17.4)

353 (17.4)

 151–300 min

3358 (23.0)

649 (24.2)

427 (21.0)

 More than 300 min

3164 (21.7)

648 (24.2)

395 (19.5)

Pain in other joints, n (%)

11,215 (76.8)

2079 (77.5)

1575 (77.6)

Diabetes, n (%)

819 (5.6)

157 (5.9)

174 (8.6)

Lung diseases, n (%)

1556 (10.7)

289 (10.8)

230 (11.3)

Balance troubles, n (%)

483 (3.3)

102 (3.8)

117 (5.8)

Rheumatoid arthritis, n (%)

662 (4.5)

126 (4.7)

135 (6.7)

Cardiovascular diseases, n (%)

1078 (7.4)

184 (6.9)

216 (10.6)

Overall health (NRS, 0–10), mean (SD)

6.6 (1.8)

6.6 (1.9)

6.4 (2.0)

Activity impairment (NRS, 0–10), mean (SD)

3.9 (2.4)

3.9 (2.4)

4.2 (2.5)

EQ-5D-5L anxiety/depression, n (%)

 No problem

7192 (49.2)

1276 (47.6)

956 (47.1)

 Slight problems

5634 (38.6)

1072 (40.0)

759 (37.4)

 Moderate problems

1451 (9.9)

272 (10.1)

241 (11.9)

 Severe problems

333 (2.3)

62 (2.3)

74 (3.7)

Index joint, n (%)

 Knee

8758 (60.0)

1662 (62.0)

1080 (53.2)

 Hip

5852 (40.0)

1020 (38.0)

950 (46.8)

Pain (NRS, 0–10), mean (SD)

5.1 (1.9)

5.0 (1.9)

5.2 (2.5)

Physical function, mean (SD)

12.8 (4.3)

11.6 (4.0)

12.0 (4.4)

Walking difficulties, n (%)

9585 (65.6)

1764 (65.8)

1392 (68.6)

Fear of moving, n (%)

2205 (15.1)

408 (15.2)

295 (14.5)

Wish for surgery, n (%)

2296 (15.7)

386 (14.4)

413 (20.3)

Patient Acceptable Symptom State, n (%)

2459 (16.8)

412 (15.4)

346 (17.0)

  1. NRS numerical rating scale