. 2019 Sep 6;64(6):955–964. doi: 10.1007/s00484-019-01785-z

Table 2.

Distribution of change in clinical parameters after treatment (stages I–II), with respect to groups of subjects

Variable	Group I (n = 32)	Group II (n = 30)	Group III (n = 30)	p value
Walking speed, A (SD), m/s	0.20 (0.25)^a	0.19 (0.28)^b	− 0.24 (0.24)^a,b	F = 27.984, ^a,bp < 0.001
5 sit downs/stand ups, A (SD), s	3.83 (3.02)^a	4.24 (3.79)^b	1.98 (2.00)^a,b	χ² = 11.938, ^ap = 0.005, ^bp = 0.002
Left leg
Thigh circumference, A (SD), cm	0.78 (1.38)	0.50 (1.46)	0.76 (1.73)	χ² = 0.921, p = 0.631
Knee circumference, A (SD), cm	1.42 (2.80)	1.40 (2.22)	0.96 (1.94)	χ² = 1.281, p = 0.527
Calf circumference, A (SD), cm	1.16 (1.17)	1.15 (1.29)	0.66 (1.50)	F = 1.264, p = 0.288
Flexion range, A (SD), degrees	16.2 (9.3)^a	16.8 (14.3)^b	5.4 (5.1)^a,b	χ² = 23.02, ^a,bp < 0.001
Extension range, A (SD), degrees	1.92 (3.62)	1.0 (2.38)^b	1.87 (2.17)^b	χ² = 6.309, ^bp = 0.017
Flexor strength, A (SD), score	1.12 (0.44)^a	1.04 (0.81)^b	0^a,b	χ² = 51.417, ^a,bp < 0.001
Extensor strength, A (SD), score	1.20 (0.76)^a	1.25 (0.85)^b	0.07 (0.25)^a,b	χ² = 42.192, ^a,bp < 0.001
Right leg
Thigh circumference, A (SD), cm	1.23 (1.75)	1.28 (1.80)	0.73 (2.16)	χ² = 7.309, p = 0.503
Knee circumference, A (SD), cm	1.24 (1.40)^a	1.12 (0.98)^b	0.18 (1.58)^a,b	χ² = 8.807, ^ap = 0.018,^bp = 0.008
Calf circumference, A (SD), cm	1.22 (2.51)	1.10 (1.1)	0.35 (1.29)	χ² = 7.348, p = 0.132
Flexion range, A (SD), degrees	19.0 (13.3)^a	17.2 (12.9)^b	5.10 (6.40)^a,b	χ² = 24.127, ^a,bp < 0.001
Extension range, A (SD), degrees	2.12 (7.14)	1.88 (3.79)	2.0 (2.33)	χ² = 2.422, p = 0.298
Flexor strength, A (SD), score	1.17 (0.48)^a	1.08 (0.40)^b	0^a,b	χ² = 62.551, ^a,bp < 0.001
Extensor strength, A (SD), score	1.00 (0.80)^a	1.13 (0.63)^b	0.07 (0.25)^a,b	χ² = 41.327, ^a,bp < 0.001

Group I, provided with bath procedures; group II, provided with mud procedures; group III, control; A, average; SD, standard deviation; F, by Fisher test; χ², by Kruskal–Wallis test

^a,bp < 0.05