Table 6.

Physical function data for the Walking Netball and the control groups assessed at baseline (T⁰) and end of the intervention (T¹)

	T0		T1		F Statistic(n2p, p)
	M	SD	M	SD	Group x Time	Time	Group
Gait-speed (Sec)	3.69	.74	3.28	.72	6.87(n2p = .130, p = .012)	29.98(n2p = .395, p = .001)	14.56(n2p = .240, p = .001)
Walking Netball	3.46	.76	2.89	.58
Control	3.95	.64	3.75	.58
Sit-stand test (Sec)	11.89	3.15	11.20	3.87	64.85(n2p = .59, p = .001)	4.97(n2p = .10, p = .003)	26.12(n2p = .37, p = .001)
Walking Netball	11.00	1.43	8.43	1.68
Control	12.94	4.20	14.35	3.18
Static balance test (0–4)	3.63	.70	3.75	.60	4.50(n2p = .009, p = .04)	2.27(n2p = .05, p = .14)	3.23(n2p = .07, p = .008)
Walking Netball	3.69	.55	3.96	.20
Control	3.55	.86	3.50	.80
SPPB	10.88	1.27	10.88	1.30	10.03(n2p = .18, p = .001)	.07(n2p = .001, p = .79)	8.26(n2p = .15, p = .01)
Walking Netball	11.15	.83	11.46	.81
Control	10.55	1.60	10.18	1.44
Timed up and go (Sec)	6.57	1.58	6.45	1.58	20.65(n2p = .31, p = .001)	.58(n2p = .01, p = .45)	2.94(n2p = .06, p = .09)
Walking Netball	6.43	1.35	5.91	1.18
Control	6.73	1.84	7.10	1.77
Grip strength (Kg)	22.97	6.13	24.06	5.84	.03(n2p = .00, p = .87)	11.51(n2p = .20, p = .001)	7.92(n2p = .14, p = .001)
Walking Netball	24.94	6.23	26.08	5.83
Control	20.55	5.17	21.58	4.91
6-min walk test (M)	476.60	66.53	516.06	80.60	84.69(n2p = .63, p = .001)	14.05(n2p = .22, p = .001)	14.15(n2p = .22, p = .001)
Walking Netball	498.93	51.07	551.19	61.20
Control	446.15	73.91	468.16	80.25

Note: Sec = Seconds. SPPB = Short Physical Performance Battery total score (higher scores reflect greater function). Kg = Kilograms. M = metres