Table 3. Results of the endurance and balance assessments.
6-MWT (six minute walk test), CS (composite score), SLEO (30 s single leg eyes open), Perturbation (platform sway path distance during 10 s after platform release). Effect sizes are standardized estimates of the linear mixed effects model for the group factor. Data are mean and SD for pre and post values and mean and 95% confidence intervals for changes and differences.
| Agility based training | Traditional strength and balance training | Mixed model analysis | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre | Post | Change | Pre | Post | Change | Estimate | Effect Size | |
| 6-MWT (m) | 706 (230) | 819 (200) | 113 (74; 151) | 644 (131) | 725 (137) | 81 (36; 156) | 32 (−29; 93) | 0.18 (−0.16; 0.51) |
| Y-Balance CS | 86.7 (12.5) | 90.4 (12.2) | 3.7 (−1; 8.4) | 82.9 (13.9) | 86.9 (14.6) | 4.1 (0.7; 7.5) | −0.4 (−6.0; 5.3) | −0.03 (−0.49; 0.43) |
| SLEO (mm) | 2076 (411) | 2001 (454) | −76 (−217; 66) | 2574 (870) | 2504 (1238) | −70 (−427; 288) | −10 (−427; 415) | −0.01 (−0.58; 0.56) |
| Perturbation (mm) | 448 (177) | 504 (94) | 56 (−18; 131) | 461 (134) | 491 (86) | 29 (−30; 89) | 27 (−68; 122) | 0.08 (−0.20; 0.37) |