. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Oct 1.

Published in final edited form as: Int J Stroke. 2013 Oct 22;9(7):883–889. doi: 10.1111/ijs.12156

Table 2.

Changes in aerobic capacity, arterial stiffness, and ambulatory capacity

	Aerobic Exercise			Balance and Flexibility			P values		Effect size
	n	Baseline	Post	n	Baseline	Post	Time	Time* Group	Effect size
VO₂peak, ml•kg⁻¹•min⁻¹	21	16.9±7.1	17.4±7.0	25	16.9±6.1	16.6±5.3	0.85	0.45	0.23
Pulse pressure, mmHg	22	53.8±10.2	54.3±11.0	25	55.2±11.3	58.2±13.1	0.21	0.38	−0.27
6MWT distance, m	22	278.2±128.5	298.1±134.2	25	322.2±142.4	331.5±149.2	0.02*	0.39	0.26

Values are Mean±SD

Abbreviation: 6MWT – 6-Minute Walk Test