Table 2.

Pre- and post-program results in physical performance and subjective measures for EX, Balance Rehabilitation Unit (BRU) and non-intervention groups

Assessment	Intervention	Pre		Post		Change			p-value for interaction
N	Median (IQR)	N	Median (IQR)	Unit	Mean (95% CI)	p-value
Hand grip strength, kg	Exercise	82	20.50 (17.00, 27.00)	59	24.00 (20.50, 28.50)	%	11.32 (5.84, 17.08)	<0.001	0.021
	BRU	63	19.00 (16.00, 25.00)	44	21.50 (18.25, 26.00)	%	6.82 (0.77, 13.24)	0.027
Control	49	22.00 (16.00, 28.00)	48	20.50 (18.00, 25.50)	%	−0.07 (−5.61, 5.79)	0.98
5 times Sit to Stand, s	Exercise	79	18.52 (15.40, 26.40)	59	13.90 (11.50, 16.80)	%	−29.84 (−35.23, −23.99)	<0.001	0.296
	BRU	61	21.10 (16.90, 28.80)	43	16.40 (11.90, 19.90)	%	−26.69 (−33.22, −19.52)	<0.001
Control	37	17.76 (14.83, 22.90)	30	15.29 (11.25, 17.71)	%	−21.79 (−30.00, −12.62)	<0.001
Timed Up and Go, s	Exercise	78	11.90 (10.30, 15.80)	56	10.05 (8.80, 12.30)	%	−20.33 (−24.99, −15.38)	<0.001	<0.001
	BRU	60	15.00 (11.85, 19.40)	42	11.30 (9.30, 14.90)	%	−23.30 (−28.42, −17.83)	<0.001
Control	47	15.96 (10.21, 21.75)	43	14.14 (10.86, 19.90)	%	−4.31 (−10.68, 2.50)	0.209
Four Square Step Test, s	Exercise	42	15.50 (13.10, 18.80)	37	12.30 (10.40, 14.10)	%	−23.95 (−30.45, −16.83)	<0.001	0.378
	BRU	31	19.50 (14.10, 22.70)	25	14.60 (11.90, 17.70)	%	−18.87 (−26.89, −9.96)	<0.001
Control	30	14.62 (11.19, 18.38)	25	13.83 (11.71, 18.70)	%	−16.72 (−24.45, −8.20)	<0.001
Gait speed, m/s	Exercise	47	1.03 (0.80, 1.13)	30	1.13 (1.00, 1.25)	m/s	0.15 (0.10, 0.20)	<0.001	0.021
	BRU	48	0.78 (0.58, 0.91)	34	0.94 (0.79, 1.15)	m/s	0.12 (0.07, 0.17)	<0.001
Control	48	0.80 (0.52, 0.98)	44	0.78 (0.59, 1.03)	m/s	0.06 (0.02, 0.10)	0.007
Falls Efficacy Scale – International	Exercise	73	32 (25, 41)	51	26 (22, 33)	%	−15.7 (−21.6, −9.5)	<0.001	0.013
	BRU	61	34 (27, 39)	40	27 (24, 35)	%	−11.3 (−18.2, −3.8)	0.004
Control	48	32 (24, 43)	49	34 (23, 43)	%	−1.6 (−8.8, 6.1)	0.676

Abbreviation: BRU, Balance Rehabilitation Unit.