Table 5

COOP scores.



Baseline
SAMe
Celecoxib


Variable
N+
Mean
(SD)
Mean
(SD)
Mean
(SD)
Stdif.

Total Score
46
48.7
(8.7)
39.9*
(9.3)
39.8*
(11.3)
-0.01
Physical Condition
46
56.2
(20.4)
51.7
(19.1)
51.3
(18.2)
-0.02
Emotional Condition
46
37.6
(16.1)
33.5
(17.9)
34.8
(17.6)
0.07
Daily Work
46
47.1
(17.0)
34.3*
(14.4)
33.9*
(15.7)
-0.03
Social Activities
46
31.4
(15.4)
29.1
(13.1)
29.6
(15.6)
0.02
Pain
46
70.5
(14.1)
53.0*
(15.9)
50.9*
(19.2)
-0.10
Change in Condition
46
65.2
(13.3)
49.1*
(16.7)
47.8*
(18.6)
-0.05
Overall Condition
46
50.0
(16.1)
44.3*
(16.3)
41.3*
(16.0)
-0.19
Social Support
46
39.0
(24.6)
29.6*
(18.3)
32.6
(18.1)
0.17
Quality of Life
46
41.0
(13.9)
34.3*
(16.1)
36.1
(13.1)
0.11

Stdif: Standardized difference scores – positive numbers indicate a better response with SAMe +Sample sizes are less than 57 due to missing data in either Phase 1 or Phase 2. *Difference between baseline and treatment is statistically significant (p < 0.05). No statistically significant differences were observed between SAMe and Celecoxib

Najm et al. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2004 5:6   doi:10.1186/1471-2474-5-6