Table 3.
Within- and between-subgroup differences in rehabilitation outcomes
| Whole population (n = 66) |
Rookies (n = 35) |
Veterans (n = 31) |
p between-group | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre | Post | Pre | Post | Pre | Post | ||
| Weight (kg) | 86 (82–90) | 85 (81–89)* | 87 (82–92) | 86 (81–91)* | 85 (79–91) | 84 (78–91) | 0.64 |
| SBP (mmHg) | 147 (142–151) | 145 (141–149) | 151 (144–158) | 147 (141–153)* | 142 (136–147) | 143 (138–149) | 0.031 |
| DBP (mmHg) | 76 (74–78) | 74 (72–76) | 76 (73–80) | 74 (71–77) | 75 (73–78) | 74 (71–77) | 0.39 |
| ABI worst limb | 0.64 (0.59–0.69) | 0.65 (0.60–0.70) | 0.63 (0.57–0.70) | 0.66 (0.59–0.73) | 0.65 (0.58–0.63) | 0.64 (0.56–0.72) | 0.08 |
| ABI best limb | 0.85 (0.79–0.91) | 0.87 (0.80–0.94) | 0.81 (0.74–0.88) | 0.86 (0.78–0.94)* | 0.90 (0.79–1.00) | 0.89 (0.77–1.01) | 0.07 |
| PFWD (m) | 200 (177–222) | 227 (201–252)* | 192 (163–221) | 230 (199–262)* | 209 (171–246) | 223 (180–265) | 0.023 |
| 6MWD (m) | 318 (298–338) | 323 (302–344) | 319 (299–338) | 332 (311–352)* | 318 (281–355) | 319 (271–366) | 0.007 |
Data are expressed as mean and 95% Confidence Interval
ABI Ankle-Brachial Index, SBP systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure, PFWD pain-free walking distance, 6MWD 6-min walking distance
*Within-group p value < 0.05 obtained with paired-samples t test or Wilcoxon test. Between group comparison in changes analysed with independent samples t test or Mann–Whitney test