Table 4. Comparison of Barthel Index scores, and Functional Ambulation Category, Hoffer Ambulation Scale scores in patients with Friedreich Ataxia at pre- and post-treatment.
Rehabilitation Outcome | Pre-treatment | Post-treatment | |||||||
n | % | Mean±SD | Min-Max | n | % | Mean±SD | Min-Max | p | |
Barthel Index | 46.8±8.8 | 35-65 | 54.2±10.3 | 40-70 | <0.001* | ||||
Functional Ambulation Category | 0.016* | ||||||||
Non-ambulated/non-functional ambulated | 21 | 56,8 | 14 | 37,8 | |||||
Ambulated | 16 | 43,2 | 23 | 62,2 | |||||
Hoffer Ambulation Scale | 0.031* | ||||||||
Non-ambulated/non-functional ambulated | 15 | 40,5 | 9 | 24,3 | |||||
Ambulated | 22 | 59,5 | 28 | 75,7 | |||||
SD: Standard deviation; Min: Minimum; Max: Maximum; * p<0.05 statistically significant. |