Table 2.

Means (SD) for group I (n = 34) and group II (n = 34) and statistics of the Mann–Whitney U test for the comparison at baseline

	Mean (SD) group	Mean (SD) group	p‐	Cohen’s
	I	II	value	d
Arm Curl (rep.)	19 (2.7)	18.6 (3.1)	0.73	0.39
Chair Stand (rep.)	14.8 (3.2)	14.3 (3.1)	0.75	0
Back Scratch (cm)	‐7.6 (7.8)	‐6.1 (10.8)	0.30	0.11
Sit and (cm) Reach	0.0 (4.2)	0.7 (10.1)	0.03*	0
Up and Go (s)	6.3 (1.4)	6.0 (0.8)	0.59	0
6MWT (m)	494.9 (38.7)	469.9 (34.3)	0.00*	0.69

Notes: * p ≤ 0.05 between‐group analysis (Mann–Whitney U test); 6MWT; 6‐minute walk test