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. 2014 Jun 15;7(6):1569–1576.

Table 2.

Comparison of lower limb skeletal muscle content, muscle strength, bone mineral density and balance function indexes for the subjects in the three groups before exercise and after 4 months (x̅ ± s)

Detection indexes Control group I (n = 33) Control group II (n = 30) Observation group (n = 31)

Before exercise After 4 months Before exercise After 4 months Before exercise After 4 months
Bone quality index (BQI) 71.37 ± 13.27 76.63 ± 13.91 70.81 ± 14.75 76.52 ± 15.46 71.03 ± 16.30 75.66 ± 15.48
Lower limb bone muscle content (kg) 5.69 ± 1.02 5.84 ± 1.07 5.32 ± 1.05 5.60 ± 1.04* 5.53 ± 1.09 5.67 ± 1.06
Hip extension strength (N) 206.26 ± 31.37 217.30 ± 32.17* 199.76 ± 29.25 214.33 ± 28.54* 203.19 ± 30.35 209.46 ± 29.88
Knee extension strength (N) 181.52 ± 28.71 192.30 ± 29.04* 177.97 ± 27.55 189.46 ± 28.02* 179.35 ± 29.01 190.62 ± 28.79*
Talocrural joint dorsal flexion strength (N) 101.86 ± 20.39 113.41 ± 20.58* 100.91 ± 19.75 115.07 ± 21.18* 101.29 ± 22.37 108.72 ± 21.81
Comprehensive shake index (°) 5.22 ± 0.91 4.71 ± 0.84* 5.30 ± 0.92 4.70 ± 0.90* 5.28 ± 0.89 4.72 ± 0.90*
Front and back shake index (°) 4.42 ± 0.76 4.05 ± 0.58* 4.50 ± 0.80 4.01 ± 0.78* 4.47 ± 0.75 4.01 ± 0.74*
Wavered index (°) 3.46 ± 0.58 3.02 ± 0.56* 3.48 ± 0.60 3.02 ± 0.59* 3.50 ± 0.60 3.07 ± 0.58*
Eyes closed and stepping in place (s) 6.09 ± 3.12 6.97 ± 3.24* 6.11 ± 3.30 7.28 ± 3.42* 6.10 ± 3.29 6.45 ± 3.27

Note: Comparison of the subjects in the three groups after and before exercis;

*

P < 0.05.