TABLE 2.
Descriptive statistics |
Repeated measure ANOVA |
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Group |
T0 |
T1 |
T2 |
Time P-value | Time∗ Group P-value | Group P-value |
Between-group comparison T0 IC 95% |
Between-group comparison T1 IC 95% |
Between-group comparison T2 IC 95% |
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Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | P-value | Diff media | LB | UP | P-value | Diff media | LB | UP | P-value | Diff media | LB | UP | |||||
BBS | EG | 45.33 | 7.04 | 48.80 | 6.46 | 49.27 | 5.99 | < 0.001∗ | 0.7 | 0.76 | 0.67 | 1.07 | –4.04 | 6.18 | 0.81 | 0.53 | –3.94 | 5.01 | 0.85 | 0.40 | –3.79 | 4.59 |
CG | 44.27 | 6.62 | 48.27 | 5.47 | 48.87 | 5.17 | ||||||||||||||||
10 MWT | EG | 12.76 | 5.53 | 11.08 | 5.09 | 10.72 | 4.82 | < 0.001∗ | 0.71 | 0.77 | 0.65 | –0.95 | –5.26 | 3.35 | 0.95 | –0.13 | –4.22 | 3.96 | 0.72 | –0.71 | –4.66 | 3.24 |
CG | 13.72 | 5.97 | 11.21 | 5.82 | 11.43 | 5.71 | ||||||||||||||||
6 MWT | EG | 203.4 | 80.1 | 237.9 | 95.3 | 234.3 | 90.1 | < 0.001∗ | 0.013∗ | 0.49 | 0.75 | 10.73 | –56.85 | 78.31 | 0.32 | 36.70 | –37.42 | 110.82 | 0.49 | 24.47 | –47.89 | 96.82 |
CG | 192.7 | 99.6 | 201.2 | 102.8 | 209.9 | 103.0 | ||||||||||||||||
DGI | EG | 16.67 | 3.13 | 18.47 | 4.16 | 18.93 | 4.10 | < 0.001∗ | 0.49 | 0.56 | 0.24 | 1.53 | –1.09 | 4.16 | 0.76 | 0.47 | –2.66 | 3.59 | 0.8 | 0.40 | –2.76 | 3.56 |
CG | 15.13 | 3.85 | 18.00 | 4.21 | 18.53 | 4.34 | ||||||||||||||||
TUG | EG | 22.81 | 8.65 | 19.17 | 8.14 | 18.59 | 8.44 | < 0.001∗ | 0.41 | 0.94 | 0.73 | –1.08 | –7.50 | 5.33 | 0.89 | 0.37 | –5.22 | 5.96 | 0.97 | 0.12 | –5.91 | 6.15 |
CG | 23.89 | 8.50 | 18.80 | 6.74 | 18.47 | 7.67 | ||||||||||||||||
SCT Up | EG | 13.10 | 4.53 | 10.72 | 4.01 | 10.72 | 3.87 | < 0.001∗ | 0.51 | 0.83 | 0.99 | –0.02 | –3.50 | 3.46 | 0.85 | –0.31 | –3.73 | 3.11 | 0.68 | –0.70 | –4.17 | 2.76 |
CG | 13.12 | 4.78 | 11.03 | 5.08 | 11.42 | 5.29 | ||||||||||||||||
SCT Down | EG | 13.50 | 4.55 | 10.98 | 4.37 | 10.73 | 4.34 | < 0.001∗ | 0.37 | 0.43 | 0.52 | –1.23 | –5.10 | 2.63 | 0.53 | –1.21 | –5.07 | 2.65 | 0.33 | –2.11 | –6.48 | 2.25 |
CG | 14.74 | 5.72 | 12.19 | 5.84 | 12.85 | 7.01 |
SD, standard deviation; EG, experimental group; CG, control group; T0, pre-treatment; T1, post-treatment; T2, 1-month follow-up; BBS, berg balance scale; 10MWT, 10-meter walking test; 6MWT, 6-minute walking test; DGI, dynamic gait index; stocktickerTUG, timed-up-and-go TEST; CI: confidence interval; LB: lower bound; UB: upper bound; ∗, statistically significant; °, better performance.