Table 2.

Between -group analysis on outcomes for trunk function, gait, balance and functional independence

	Pre-intervention			Post-intervention			Change Post- vs. Pre-intervention
	Experimental group (N = 15)	Control group (N = 15)	p	Experimental group (N = 14)	Control group (N = 15)	p	Experimental group (N = 14)	Control group (N = 15)	p
Trunk Impairment Scale A [0–23]	11.40 (3.14)	13.00 (2.67)	0.14	18.29 (3.25)	13.33 (3.48)	0.00	7.07 (1.69)	0.33 (2.35)	0.000
10 Metre Walk Test comfortable speed A (m/s)	0.87 (0.37)	0.80 (0.35)	0.60	0.89 (0.40)	0.89 (0.36)	0.97	0.06 (0.11)	0.10 (0.07)	0.26
10 Metre Walk Test maximum speed A (m/s)	1.15 (0.51)	1.08 (0.53)	0.72	1.26 (0.59)	1.15 (0.53)	0.59	0.16 (0.16)	0.06 (0.06)	0.027
2 Minute Walk Test A (m)	106.17 (52.38)	107.41 (49.82)	0.95	113.89 (58.59)	117.59 (54.59)	0.86	11.73 (18.70)	10.18 (12.96)	0.80
Fugl-Meyer of Lower Extremities B [0–34]	25.00 (14.00)	23.00 (9.00)	1.00	26.00 (11.00)	24.00 (10.00)	0.78	1.00 (3.00)	1.00 (6.00)	0.59
Berg Balance Scale B [0–56]	49.00 (13)	49.00 (13)	0.81	54.00 (11)	49.00 (9)	0.22	4.5 (5)	0.00 (4)	0.014
Functional Independence Measure total score B [18–126]	107.00 (18)	114.00 (23)	0.37	105.50 (15)	110.00 (21)	0.14	-1.00 (6)	-1.00 (7)	0.78
Modified Barthel Index B [0–20]	18.00 (4)	19.00 (2)	0.62	18.00 (4)	19.00 (3)	0.65	0.00 (1)	0.00 (1)	0.22

^A = mean (Standard deviation), using ANOVA independent t-test; ^B = median (Interquartile range), using Mann–Whitney U test