Table 3.

Effects of Resistance Exercise (EX) on Physical Performance, Muscular Strength, and Endurance Measures for Patients Included in The Trial.

Variables		Study group		P-value
		Resistance exercise (n = 94)	Relaxation control (n = 96)
Muscular strength (kg)
Chest press	Baseline	35.2 ± 17.2	36.1 ± 16.9	.256
	Post-intervention	39.4 ± 16.3	32.6 ± 17.8	.315
	P-value	0.417	0.126
Seated row	Baseline	65.3 ± 21.5	66.8 ± 22.9	.523
	Post-intervention	67.1 ± 19.6	63.9 ± 23.1	.428
	P-value	0.371	0.442
Leg press	Baseline	118.4 ± 42.3	121.6 ± 39.5	.294
	Post-intervention	158.3 ± 41.7	112.8 ± 40.1	.021
	P-value	0.034	0.086
Leg extension	Baseline	54.8 ± 18.6	55.9 ± 19.2	.548
	Post-intervention	69.8 ± 23.3	51.7 ± 24.8	.041
	P-value	0.028	0.215
Muscular endurance (rep)
Chest press	Baseline	9.7 ± 3.8	10.5 ± 4.8	.263
	Post-intervention	12.4 ± 4.2	9.5 ± 5.2	.114
	P-value	0.174	0.632
Leg press	Baseline	11.5 ± 5.1	10.2 ± 6.3	.424
	Post-intervention	22.4 ± 6.8	8.6 ± 7.2	.005
	P-value	0.016	0.173
Physical performance (s)
6-m usual walk	Baseline	4.5 ± 0.7	4.2 ± 0.6	.328
	Post-intervention	3.9 ± 0.5	4.6 ± 0.7	.037
	P-value	0.264	0.327
6-m fast walk	Baseline	2.9 ± 0.3	2.8 ± 0.4	.137
	Post-intervention	2.6 ± 0.4	3.1 ± 0.6	.008
	P-value	0.048	0.216
6-m backwards walk	Baseline	14.6 ± 3.2	14.4 ± 3.8	.527
	Post-intervention	11.8 ± 2.6	15.2 ± 2.9	.016
	P-value	0.031	0.365
400-m walk	Baseline	227.1 ± 24.7	231.4 ± 27.1	.448
	Post-intervention	222.4 ± 28.2	238.3 ± 24.9	.116
	P-value	0.292	0.491
Chair rise	Baseline	10.7 ± 1.3	10.3 ± 1.5	.554
	Post-intervention	9.2 ± 1.6	10.9 ± 1.2	.031
	P-value	0.023	0.117

Values were expressed as mean ± SD. Bold values indicate P < 0.05.