Table 5.
Referent group | Diabetic group baseline |
Diabetic group after intervention |
Intervention group Cohen's d |
|
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Arm curls (repetitions) | ||||
Right arm | 22.50 ± 4.57 | 21.75 ± 3.73 | 26.88 ± 4.39∗ | 1.659 |
Left arm | 22.38 ± 4.50 | 22.0 ± 4.54 | 26.25 ± 4.43∗ | 1.223 |
Chair test (repetitions) | 12.63 ± 2.92 | 11.75 ± 3.58 | 14.38 ± 4.81∗ | 0.796 |
Back scratch (cm) | ||||
Right side | −7.77 ± 16.75 | −21.56 ± 14.21 | −18.80 ± 12.87∗ | 0.243 |
Left side | −12.33 ± 9.58 | −27.48 ± 15.87† | −23.33 ± 14.31∗ | 0.354 |
Chair sit-and-reach (cm) | ||||
Right leg extended | 1.74 ± 9.92 | −6.23 ± 8.34 | 0.04 ± 5.28∗ | 1.187 |
Left leg extended | 2.84 ± 11.27 | −6.48 ± 7.98 | −0.48 ± 5.00∗ | 1.233 |
8-foot up-and-go (s) | 5.81 ± 0.81 | 7.78 ± 2.60 | 6.84 ± 2.22∗ | 0.520 |
6-minute walk test (m) | 554.35 ± 93.21 | 412.77 ± 126.76† | 462.61 ± 123.32∗ | 0.497 |
∗Significant change between pre- and posttest for diabetic group (p ≤ 0.05).
†Significant difference between referent group and diabetic group at baseline (p ≤ 0.046). No significant differences remained at posttest.