Table 3.
Results from pretests and posttests by group.
| Exercise group | Control group | Interaction | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pretest | Posttest | n | Pretest | Posttest | n | p-value | |
| Muscle strength | |||||||
| Knee flexor (N) | 74.62 ± 41.45 | 89.62 ± 45.99 | 13 | 128.13 ± 49.78 | 115.60 ± 44.48 | 15 | *0.027 |
| Arm flexor (N) | 92.36 ± 41.18 | 93.86 ± 42.39 | 14 | 103.80 ± 45.27 | 95.53 ± 37.49 | 15 | 0.305 |
| Walking performance | |||||||
| 6 MWT (m) | 470.66 ± 179.75 | 515.29 ± 136.18 | 16 | 531.82 ± 81.52 | 517.32 ± 54.53 | 17 | *0.049 |
| Anthropometry | |||||||
| phA whole body (Ω) | 4.63 ± 0.97 | 4.61 ± 0.78 | 12 | 5.12 ± 0.68 | 5.00 ± 0.82 | 17 | 0.180 |
| phA leg (Ω) | 3.86 ± 1.32 | 3.79 ± 1.07 | 12 | 4.44 ± 1.08 | 4.21 ± 1.07 | 17 | 0.210 |
| phA arm (Ω) | 4.25 ± 0.65 | 4.12 ± 0.56 | 12 | 4.65 ± 0.60 | 4.61 ± 0.70 | 17 | 0.158 |
| Body mass (kg) | 39.33 ± 18.89 | 40.91 ± 21.65 | 13 | 44.07 ± 25.44 | 44.12 ± 24.95 | 17 | 0.149 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 18.63 ± 3.47 | 19.02 ± 4.59 | 13 | 19.23 ± 5.70 | 19.24 ± 5.80 | 17 | 0.416 |
| Fatigue (total score) | |||||||
| Patient questionnaire | 70.55 ± 17.43 | 79.17 ± 12.00 | 7 | 71.18 ± 18.14 | 70.96 ± 21.69 | 11 | 0.327 |
| Parent questionnaire | 63.00 ± 21.98 | 77.19 ± 13.40 | 9 | 61.57 ± 18.87 | 68.34 ± 8.65 | 12 | *0.013 |
| HRQOL (total score) | |||||||
| Patient questionnaire | 63.78 ± 9.16 | 68.75 ± 9.46 | 5 | 81.11 ± 12.32 | 77.73 ± 14.70 | 9 | 0.504 |
| Parent questionnaire | 71.31 ± 9.07 | 71.03 ± 11.80 | 7 | 73.00 ± 13.02 | 70.53 ± 12.99 | 14 | *0.046 |
| Interview | |||||||
| PA level (scores 1–10) | 5.00 ± 3.16 | 6.89 ± 1.80 | 13 | 6.00 ± 3.02 | 4.87 ± 3.21 | 15 | *0.014 |
| Hours out of bed in clinic | 4.14 ± 3.95 | 2.64 ± 1.60 | 7 | 5.98 ± 6.09 | 5.14 ± 5.58 | 9 | 0.445 |
| Hours out of bed at home | 9.36 ± 4.53 | 13.29 ± 1.98 | 7 | 7.17 ± 3.95 | 8.47 ± 5.81 | 9 | 0.099 |
*
p ≤ 0.05; data are mean ± SD; phA, phase angle; HRQOL, health-related quality of life; PA, physical activity.