Table 3. Mean±SD of pre- and post-treatment outcomes of exercise and control groups, mean±SD of within-group differences, and mean (95%CI) of between-group differences for primary and secondary outcomes.
| Outcome | Exercise Group (n=14) | Control Group (n=14) | Within-group difference | Between-group difference | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRE | POST | PRE | POST | Exercise Group | Control Group | Interaction group*time | |
| Strength (J/kg) | 103.38±7.13 | 105.74±6.63 | 104.47±6.74 | 95.77±8.25 | 2.36±12.0 | -8.70±20.0 | -6 (-0.90 to 12) |
| Power (w/kg) | 87.55±5.25 | 103.42±6.84 | 89.31±5.88 | 91.38±7.15 | 15.87±13.8* | 2.07±23.8 | 13 (-1.4 to 28) |
| Fatigue (%) | 21.16±3.83 | 27.56±2.94 | 24.65±3.06 | 23.69±3.46 | 6.4±20.0 | -0.96±9.0 | 7.6 (-4.5 to 24) |
| SPPB (points) | 11.00±1.4 | 11.40±1.0 | 10.00±1.1 | 10.57±1.2 | 0.40±1.3 | 0.57±1.0 | -0.14 (-1.04 to 0.76) |
| Gait velocity (m/s) | 1.09±0.10 | 1.11±0.16 | 1.04±0.19 | 1.09±0.11 | 0.02±0.01 | 0.05±0.17 | 0.09 (0.07 to -0.15) |
| Physical functioning SF-36 (0 to 100) | 81±21 | 80±23 | 72±23 | 78±22 | -1.0±12.4 | 6.0±13.7 | -7 (-11 to 3) |
PRE: Pre-treatment; POST: Post-treatment; SPPB: Short Physical Performance Battery.
*
P-value<0.05.