Table 4.
Variable | All sample | Placebo | Whey protein | Rehabilitation + placebo | Rehabilitation + protein | Testosterone | All active intervention groups | p-Value (across groups) | p-Value (placebo vs. interventions) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Week-1 testing, number of patients | 93 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 74 | ||
ADL point change | –0.05 ± 0.43 | –0.05 ± 0.40 | –0.11 ± 0.32 | –0.21 ± 0.71 | 0.11 ± 0.32 | 0.00 ± 0.00 | –0.05 ± 0.43 | .20 | .28 |
Loss | 6 (6) | 2 (11) | 2 (11) | 2 (11) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 4 (5) | ||
No change | 84 (90) | 16 (84) | 16 (89) | 17 (81) | 17 (89) | 18 (100) | 68 (92) | ||
Gain | 3 (3) | 1 (5) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 2 (11) | 0 (0) | 2 (3) | ||
IADL point change | –0.51 ± 1.77 | 0.05 ± 1.47 | –0.28 ± 1.45 | –0.89 ± 2.38 | –1.32 ± 2.06 | –0.06 ± 0.80 | –0.65 ± 1.77 | .15 | .25 |
Loss | 30 (32) | 4 (21) | 3 (17) | 7 (37) | 12 (63) | 4 (22) | 26 (35) | ||
No change | 45 (48) | 10 (53) | 11 (61) | 7 (37) | 7 (37) | 10 (56) | 35 (47) | ||
Gain | 18 (19) | 5 (26) | 4 (22) | 5 (26) | 0 (0) | 4 (22) | 13 (18) | ||
Week-4 testing, number of patients | 79 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 66 | ||
ADL point change | –0.04 ± 0.49 | –0.08 ± 0.28 | 0.07 ± 0.46 | –0.24 ± 0.75 | 0.13 ± 0.34 | –0.06 ± 0.42 | –0.03 ± 0.49 | .26 | .52 |
Loss | 6 (8) | 1 (8) | 1 (7) | 2 (12) | 0 (0) | 2 (11) | 5 (8) | ||
No change | 68 (86) | 12 (92) | 12 (80) | 15 (88) | 14 (88) | 15 (83) | 56 (85) | ||
Gain | 5 (6) | 0 (0) | 2 (13) | 0 (0) | 2 (13) | 1 (6) | 5 (8) | ||
IADL point change | 0.15 ± 1.11 | 0.08 ± 1.12 | 0.27 ± 1.03 | –0.06 ± 1.25 | 0.13 ± 0.81 | 0.33 ± 1.33 | 0.17 ± 1.11 | .86 | .79 |
Loss | 13 (16) | 1 (8) | 2 (13) | 5 (29) | 3 (19) | 2 (11) | 12 (18) | ||
No change | 39 (49) | 9 (69) | 8 (53) | 6 (35) | 9 (56) | 7 (39) | 30 (45) | ||
Gain | 27 (34) | 3 (23) | 5 (33) | 6 (35) | 4 (25) | 9 (50) | 24 (36) |
Note: All data are mean ± standard deviation or number of participants (percentage). A positive value indicates an improvement in score.