Table 4.
Outcome measure comparison between groups
| BFR Exercise | No Exercise | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseline mean (SD) | Follow-up mean (SD) | Change mean (95%CI) |
Baseline mean (SD) | Follow-up mean (SD) | Change mean (95%CI) | |
| SPPB | 11.8 (0.4) | 9.7 (2.0) | −2.2 (−4.4, 0.1) | 10.8 (0.5) | 6.0 (0.7) | −4.8 (−7.8, −1.7) |
| Peak torque (°) | 60.2 (28.9) | 23.3 (10.0) | −25.4 (−55.8, 4.9) | 66.9 (62.6) | 21.2 (4.9) | −11.8 (−90.6, 67.0) |
| Gait speed (m/s) | 1.20 (0.15) | 0.74 (0.16) | −0.45 (−0.70, 0.20) | 0.96 (0.26) | 0.63 (0.17) | −0.37 (−0.89, 0.16) |
| Pain score (0–100 scale) | 28.2 (21.7) | 41.0 (23.5) | 12.8 (−2.9, 28.6) | 39.0 (27.0) | 51.3 (19.6) | 12.3 (−39.0, 63.5) |
Abbreviation: BFR, blood flow restriction; SD, standard deviation; 95%CI, 95% confidence interval. Note: p-value from Mann-Whitney test