Table 3.
Comparison of mean values of muscle power, endurance, isometric strength, and balance before and after the intervention within the two groups
| Parameters | Group A (experimental group) | Group B (control group) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 0 Mean ± S.D |
Week 6 Mean ± S.D |
t value | p value | Week 0 Mean ± S.D |
Week 6 Mean ± S.D |
t value | p value | |
| Muscle power concentric (W) | 79.00 ± 19.35 | 173.53 ± 49.91 | 16.42 | < 0.0001* | 80.61 ± 25.78 | 172.51 ± 50.32 | 18.109 | < 0.0001* |
| Muscle power eccentric (W) | 68.19 ± 15.37 | 178.40 ± 41.96 | 25.88 | < 0.0001* | 89.20 ± 18.57 | 163.10 ± 36.11 | 24.780 | < 0.0001* |
| Endurance (s) | 10.98 ± 3.28 | 14.85 ± 3.87 | 9.499 | < 0.0001* | 11.10 ± 2.39 | 11.65 ± 2.26 | 1.826 | 0.0740 |
| Isometric strength (kg) | 166.70 ± 33.15 | 216.33 ± 36.6 | 7.210 | < 0.0001* | 161.30 ± 41.08 | 211.93 ± 42.71 | 22.630 | < 0.0001* |
| Balance (%) | 6.54 ± 2.71 | 3.23 ± 2.10 | 7.313 | < 0.0001* | 7.16 ± 2.08 | 4.00 ± 2.50 | 7.210 | < 0.0001* |
*Significant (p value < 0.05 considered statistically significant)