Table 1.
Group | No | Mean (SEM) maximum running speed (m/min) | Change (speed at the end of experiment − speed at baseline) (m/min) | ||
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Baseline (week 3) | End of experiment (week 11) | Mean (SEM) | P value | ||
I (Control) | 10 | 24.0 (1.2) | 19.5 (0.9) | −4.5 (1.2) | 0.005 |
II (50 ppmF, no-exercise) | 8 | 22.9 (1.6) | 12.0 (1.7) | −10.9 (2.6)a | 0.005 |
III (50 ppmF, exercise) | 6 | 21.5 (1.8) | 27.0 (2.0) | + 5.5 (1.4)b,c | 0.012 |
P-values using one-way ANOVA followed by a Tukey’s post-hoc analysis test:
aGroup I vs Group II: p = 0.048.
bGroup I vs Group III: p = 0.004.
cGroup II vs Group III: p < 0.001.