Table 1 Baseline characteristics of e-exercise and usual physiotherapy (PT) patients

Sex, N (%)

Female

74 (67.9)

35 (62.5)

39 (73.6)

67 (67.7)

39

28

Male

35 (32.1)

21 (37.5)

14 (26.4)

32 (32.3)

18

24

Age (years), mean (SD)

63.8 (8.5)

64.0 (3.9)

63.5 (10.0)

62.3 (8.9)

61.9 (8.8)

62.9 (9.2)

BMI (kg/m²), mean (SD)

27.8 (4.2)

27.1 (4.2)

28.5 (4.2)

27.9 (4.9)

27.7 (4.9)

28.1 (4.8)

Location OA, N (%)

Knee

71 (65.1)

37 (66.1)

34 (64.2)

67 (67.6)

38 (66.7)

29 (69.0)

Hip

21 (19.3)

15 (26.8)

6 (11.3)

17 (17.2)

11 (19.3)

6 (14.3)

Both

17 (15.6)

4 (7.1)

13 (24.5)

15 (15.2)

8 (14.0)

7 (16.7)

Duration of symptoms, N (%)

<  1 year

21 (19.3)

8 (14.3)

13 (24.5)

20 (20.2)

14 (24.6)

6 (14.1)

1–5 year

42 (38.5)

28 (50.0)

14 (26.4)

38 (38.4)

23 (40.4)

15 (35.7)

≥5 year

46 (42.2)

20 (35.7)

26 (49.1)

41 (41.4)

20 (35.1)

21 (50.0)

Education, N (%)

Low

27 (24.8)

14 (25.0)

13 (24.5)

12 (12.1)

6 (10.5)

6 (14.3)

Middle

41 (37.6)

24 (42.9)

17 (32.1)

51 (51.5)

29 (50.9)

22 (52.4)

High

41 (37.6)

18 (32.1)

23 (43.4)

36 (36.4)

22 (38.6)

14 (33.3)

Comorbidity, N (%)

0

62 (56.9)

29 (51.8)

33 (62.3)

62 (62.6)

31 (54.4)

31 (73.8)

1

20 (18.3)

11 (19.6)

9 (17.0)

20 (20.2)

15 (26.3)

5 (11.9)

≥2

27 (24.8)

16 (28.6)

11 (20.8)

17 (17.2)

11 (19.3)

6 (14.3)

Physical functioning, mean (SD)

0–100

61.3 (18.3)

64.8 (15.1)

57.6 (20.7)

55.5 (21.4)

55.9 (21.7)

55.0 (21.2)

Physical activity, mean (SD)

Min/day

25.2 (23.1)

27.3 (26.0)

22.6 (18.8)

22.5 (21.8)

25.8 (23.7)

17.1 (17.3)

Pain, mean (SD)

0–10

5.1 (2.2)

4.7 (2.1)

5.5 (2.3)

5.7 (2.3)

5.8 (2.4)

5.5 (2.1)

Utility score, mean (SD)

0–1

0.8 (0.1)

0.8 (0.1)

0.7 (0.2)

0.7 (0.2)

0.7 (0.2)

0.7 (0.2)