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. |