Table 1. Baseline values for impairment levels, functional measures, and ultrasonographic evaluation parameters of the groups.

	Group 1 (n=17)			Group 2 (n=15)
	Aquatic exercise group			Land based exercise group
	Mean±SD	Median	Min-Max	Mean±SD	Median	Min-Max	p
GMFCS		2	1-4		2	1-4	0,527
MAS RKF		0	0-2		1	0-3	0,239
MAS LKF		0	0-3		1	0-3	0,505
MAS RAF		2	1-3		3	0-4	0,280
MAS LAF		3	1-3		2	1-4	0,683
MAS RHA		1	0-1		1	0-3	0,430
MAS LHA		1	0-1		0	0-3	0,949
Timed Up and Go Test (sec)	13.9±5.6				14	9,4-40	0,799
GMFM		210	45-261		210	45-261	0,350
WeeFIM motor		82	27-91		78	15-90	0,411
WeeFIM cognitive		34	22-35		35	23-35	0,576
WeeFIM total		115	53-126		113	38-125	0,502
Gastrocnemius thickness (mm)	10.3±0.6			11.3±1.7			0,247
Fascicle length (mm)	30.4±8.4			31.8±9.7			0,672
Pennation angle (º)	20.5±4.1			22.2±7.7			0,431
Compressibility ratio		1,5	1.2-2.5		1,6	1.2-3.8	0,576
SD: Standard deviation; Min: Minimum; Max: Maximum; GMFCS: Gross Motor Function Classification System; MAS: Modified Ashworth scale; RKF: Right Knee Flexors; LKF: Left Knee Flexors; RAF: Right ankle plantar flexors; LAF: Left ankle plantar flexors; RHA: Right hip adductors; LHA: Left hip adductors; GMFM: The Gross Motor Function Measure-88; WeeFIM: Wee Functional Independence Measure.