Table 2.
Fitness tests pre and post intervention and the change post intervention (∆ = post-pre) in both groups (APP; control).
| APP n = 32 |
Control n = 44 |
Between Group # | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | Pre Median (IQR) |
Post Median (IQR) |
∆ Median (IQR) |
Pre Median (IQR) |
Post Median (IQR) |
∆ Median (IQR) |
∆ p-value |
| Distance Yo-Yo Test (m) |
200.0 # (100.00) |
240 ** (110.0) |
60.0 (100.00) |
240.0 (160.00) |
240.0 (170.00) |
20.0 (160.00) |
0.038 |
| 4 × 10 m (sec) |
13.5 (3.60) |
12.6 ** (2.62) |
−0.9 (1.13) |
14.1 (2.76) |
13.5 * (1.87) |
0.3 (1.44) |
0.010 |
| Wall Sit-Up (sec) |
24.2 (26.68) |
41.4 ** (26.61) |
14.9 (22.26) |
25.0 (19.35) |
29.3 (26.10) |
3.8 (17.04) |
0.050 |
| Standing Long Jump (cm) |
101.5 (21.00) |
100 (21.50) |
−5.0 (21.50) |
111.0 (26.00) |
105.0 (21.00) |
4 (24.00) |
0.37 |
| Hand Grip (kg) |
12.5 # (11.75) |
13.8 * (12.75) |
1.0 (2.25) |
16.50 (7.00) |
17.0 (6.75) |
0.5 (3.00) |
0.40 |
| Hand Wall Toss Test (# catches) |
8 (8.00) |
12.5 ** (11.50) |
3.0 (7.50) |
7.0 (16.00) |
11.0 * (10.00) |
2.0 (5.00) |
0.18 |
IQR—interquartile range; ∆ = post-pre change intervention; * signed rank within group p ≤ 0.005, ** <0.001; # Wilcoxon two-sample test between group p ≤ 0.05.