TABLE 3.
Handgrip strength data
| Variable | Upon enrolment | After 7 days | After 14 days | After 4 weeks | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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G1
N = 27 |
G2 |
G1
N = 19 [8] |
G2
N = 18 [2] |
P |
G1
N = 15 [12] |
G2
N = 13 [7] |
P | |||
| Hand grip strength | kg, median (25–75%) | 34.1 (28.5–41.6) | / | / | 30.2 (25–35.3) | 30.3 (25.8–36.8) | 0.782 | 29.7 (23.6–32.7) | 32.6 (27.3–35.6) | 0.254 |
| Hand grip strength: norm | No, N (%) | 19 (70.4) | / | 11 (61.1) | 9 (52.9) | 0.738 | 8 (53.3) | 8 (61.5) | 0.718 | |
| Yes, N (%) | 8 (29.6) | / | 8 (47.1) | 7 (38.9) | 7 (46.7) | 5 (38.5) | ||||
| Hand grip strength: deviation | median (25–75%) | 0.2 (−0.1–1.2) | / | 0 (−0.5–0.5) | 0.3 (−0.4–1) | 0.369 | 0.1 (−0.7–0.3) | 0.3 (−0.8–.8) | 0.683 | |
norm = patients meets the norm for hand grip strength for age and sex; **Hand grip strength: deviation = deviation of hand grip strength from the norm expressed as a multiple of standard deviation
[number of missing participants]