Proportion of participants with self reported low back and knee symptoms during the preceding six months before the intervention
| Participants who volunteered for the intervention (n=226) | Participants who dropped out of the intervention (n=55) | Participants who filled in both baseline and final questionnaires (n=154) | Non-exercising controls (n=18) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men (n=83) | Women (n=143) | Men (n=22) | Women (n=33) | Men (n=53) | Women (n=101) | Men (n=10) | Women (n=8) | |
| Low back symptoms (%) | 43 | 43 | 27 | 39 | 51 | 45 | 30 | 63 |
| Knee symptoms (%) | 27 | 21 | 14 | 21 | 30 | 23 | 30 | 0 |