Table 1.
Differences between data medians in patients performing walking exercises and resistance training prior to the therapy (where p = the level of significance).
| Variable | Walking exercises | Resistance training | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before | After | % of change | p value | Before | After | % of change | p value | |
| Initial claudication distance [m] (treadmill) | 78.3 (±64.1) | 168.5 (±113.2) | 115% | <0.001 | 125 (±134.7) | 186.7 (±211.9) | 49% | 0.027 |
| Absolute claudication distance [m] (treadmill) | 172.3 (±137.8) | 318.3 (±230.8) | 85% | 0.001 | 254.3 (±223.3) | 402.7 (±501.6) | 58% | 0.033 |
| Initial claudication distance [m] (6-minute walking test) | 108.8 (±85.3) | 178.5 (±111.6) | 64% | 0.001 | 135.6 (±123.6) | 160.4 (±130.6) | 18% | 0.204 |
| Number of intervals (6-minute walking test) | 1.4 (±1.5) | 1.1 (±1.4) | −21% | 0.251 | 0.9 (±1) | 0.6 (±0.9) | −33% | 0.103 |
| Total walking distance [m] (6-minute walking test) | 305.1 (±78.1) | 346.9 (±888) | 14% | 0.004 | 322.7 (±71.4) | 349.8 (±94.9) | 8% | 0.076 |
| Resting ABI right side | 0.69 (±0.14) | 0.68 (±0.15) | −1% | 0.624 | 0.65 (±0.14) | 0.66 (±0.13) | 2% | 0.671 |
| Resting ABI left side | 0.65 (±0.14) | 0.67 (±0.14) | 3% | 0.234 | 0.75 (±0.12) | 0.73 (±0.14) | −3% | 0.441 |
| Exertional ABI right side | 0.6 (±0.15) | 0.58 (±0.14) | −3% | 0.413 | 0.53 (±0.11) | 0.56 (±0.12) | 6% | 0.698 |
| Exertional ABI left side | 0.57 (±0.13) | 0.58 (±0.13) | 2% | 0.309 | 0.65 (±0.14) | 0.63 (±0.15) | −3% | 0.476 |
ABI: Ankle Branchial Index.