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. 2019 Apr 25;65(2):160–168. doi: 10.5606/tftrd.2019.2798

Table 3. Pairwise comparison of groups for muscle strengths, pain, proprioception, LKS and IKDC-2000 scores.

  Baseline After treatment      
Variable Mean±SD Mean±SD p ES 95% CI
Extension PT 60°/sec          
TC group 165.6 ±15.6 187.8 ±18.9 <0.001 1,4 1.0-1.7
Control group 176.4 ±16.1 178.6 ±12.7 0,094 0,4 0.1-0.7
Flexion PT 60°/sec          
TC group 141.2 ±14.9 145.4 ±16.3 0,081 0,3 0.1-0.4
Control group 136.9 ±9.8 138.2 ±11.2 0,148 0,2 0.2-0.3
Extension PT 180°/sec          
TC group 124.1 ±22.1 154.6 ±18.6 <0.001 1,5 1.2-1.8
Control group 127.8 ±19.4 130.9 ±16.7 0,195 0,2 0.0-0.4
Flexion PT 180°/sec          
TC group 105.6 ±18.6 113.6 ±19.1 0,092 0,4 0.3-0.6
Control group 99.7 ±11.2 104.6 ±12.3 0,061 0,4 0.2-0.6
Pain          
TC group 4.5 ±1.5 2.1 ±0.8 <0.001 1,6 1.0-2.2
Control group 4.8 ±2.3 5.6 ±2.1 0,115 0,3 0.1-0.4
Proprioception          
TC group 4.0 ±1.4 2.1 ±0.8 <0.001 1,4 1.0-1.8
Control group 3.6 ±1.1 3.8 ±1.6 0,216 0,2 0.0-0.4
LKS          
TC group 68.6 ±12.1 83.4 ±11.7 0,001 1,2 0.7-1.7
Control group 72.5 ±13.6 84.6 ±12.4 0,018 0,9 0.6-1.2
IKDC-2000          
TC group 62.7 ±14.2 85.4 ±17.1 0,001 1,6 1.1-2.0
Control group 63.4 ±13.6 81.2 ±15.7 0,001 1,3 0.9-1.7
LKS: Lysholm Knee Scale; IKDC-2000: International Knee Documentation Committee-2000; SD: Standard deviation; ES: Effect size; CI: Confidence interval; PT: Peak torque; TC group: Tai Chi group.