Table 3 Magnitude of the MID by worse/better

Somewhat worse

Somewhat better

Study/patient group

N

Mean change (SD)

N

Mean change (SD)

Mean Difference (95% CI)

P-value

Older adults 1st follow-up

1087

0.039 (0.099)

275

0.042 (0.098)

-0.004 (-0.017 to 0.009)

0.58

Older adults 2nd follow-up

783

0.028 (0.095)

165

0.019 (0.102)

0.009 (-0.008 to 0.026)

0.32

IBS patients

36

0.022 (0.096)

20

0.026 (0.097)

-0.040 (-0.059 to 0.051)

0.87

IBS control patients

15

0.017 (0.130)

12

0.035 (0.094)

-0.018 (-0.107 to 0.071)

0.69

Leg ulcer patients

14

0.082 (0.109)

31

0.009 (0.105)

0.073 (-0.03 to 0.176)

0.08

OA Knee patients

30

0.003 (0.073)

29

0.036 (0.059)

-0.007 (-0.041 to 0.028)

0.70

Limb reconstruction patients

10

0.044 (0.14)

19

0.051 (0.112)

-0.007 (-0.117 to 0.102)

0.88

Early (RA) patients

17

-0.007 (0.117)

82

0.046 (0.109)

-0.053 (-0.117 to 0.011)

0.08

COPD Patients

19

0.012 (0.095)

10

0.006 (0.074)

0.006 (-0.061 to 0.072)

0.87