Table 2.
Overall changes in objective and self-reported physical function outcomes after 12 weeks of supervised exercise therapy (SET) for the treatment of symptomatic peripheral artery disease (PAD) (n = 44).
| Mean (SD) |
t | p | 95% CI | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | Baseline | 12 Weeks | Lower | Upper | ||
| Objective measures | ||||||
| SPPB total score | 9.6 (2.3) | 10.4 (2.0) | 4.15 | <.001 | 0.4 | 1.3 |
| Six-minute walk test | ||||||
| Claudication onset distance (m) | 111.8 (54.9) | 153.9 (82.5) | 3.32 | .002 | 16.4 | 67.8 |
| Total distance (m) | 315.5 (94.4) | 344.5 (85.1) | 3.32 | .002 | 11.4 | 46.6 |
| TUG (sec) | 9.7 (1.8) | 9.6 (2.0) | −0.36 | .720 | −0.5 | 0.4 |
| Treadmill METs | 2.8 (0.8) | 4.1 (1.5) | 8.65 | <.001 | 1.0 | 1.6 |
| Subjective measures | ||||||
| WIQ | ||||||
| Distance | 30.4 (25.7) | 38.8 (27.7) | 2.77 | .008 | 2.3 | 14.5 |
| Speed | 31.7 (23.1) | 42.2 (21.9) | 3.80 | <.001 | 4.9 | 16.1 |
| Stairs | 39.0 (27.4) | 42.5 (29.1) | 0.98 | .332 | −3.7 | 10.7 |
| PROMIS-Mobility | 52.9 (12.3) | 55.8 (12.0) | 2.74 | .009 | 0.8 | 5.1 |
MET, metabolic equivalent of task; PROMIS-Mobility, Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System Physical Function Mobility item bank; SPPB, Short Physical Performance Battery; TUG, Timed Up and Go; WIQ, Walking Impairment Questionnaire