Table 2. Co-contraction for the usual care and randomized to Tai Chi groups at their baseline and 6 month visits.
Outcome Measure | Tai Chi (n = 23) | Usual Care (n = 26) | Group x Time | |||||||
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Baseline | 6 Month | Baseline | 6 Month | ST | DT | |||||
ST* | DT* | ST* | DT* | ST* | DT* | ST* | DT* | Mean difference (95% CI) | Mean difference (95% CI) | |
Co-contraction index (%) | 41.3 (37.8, 44.9) | 43.9 (40.7, 47.1) | 39.2 (35.2, 43.2) | 40.1 (36.4, 43.8) | 41.3 (37.8, 44.9) | 43.9 (40.7, 47.1) | 38.0 (34.1, 41.8) | 40.2 (36.7, 43.7) | 1.2 (-3.8, 6.2) | -0.1 (-4.7, 4.5) |
Age-adjusted random-slopes model with a shared baseline.
*ST and DT provided as age adjusted mean (95% CI)