Table 1. Results of measurements of calf and ankle diameters (cm) of pregnant women at the start and end of pregnancy. Botucatu, SP, Brazil, 2017.
Group | Site | Leg | Examination | Mean | Median | Standard deviation | Minimum | Maximum | p-value |
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Intervention | Calf | Right | Initial | 37.40 | 37.25 | 3.15 | 30.00 | 43.00 | 0.0174 |
Final | 37.70 | 37.50 | 3.37 | 29.50 | 43.50 | ||||
Left | Initial | 37.62 | 37.75 | 3.41 | 31.00 | 44.00 | 0.0174 | ||
Final | 37.92 | 38.00 | 3.51 | 30.00 | 44.00 | ||||
Ankle | Right | Initial | 22.97 | 23.00 | 1.85 | 19.00 | 26.00 | 0.1635 | |
Final | 23.12 | 23.00 | 2.10 | 18.00 | 26.00 | ||||
Left | Initial | 23.08 | 23.00 | 1.90 | 19.00 | 26.00 | 0.1527 | ||
Final | 23.23 | 23.00 | 2.10 | 18.50 | 27.00 | ||||
Control | Calf | Right | Initial | 35.62 | 35.00 | 3.73 | 30.00 | 44.00 | < 0.0001 |
Final | 37.72 | 37.00 | 3.82 | 32.00 | 45.00 | ||||
Left | Initial | 35.69 | 35.00 | 3.86 | 30.00 | 45.00 | < 0.0001 | ||
Final | 38.02 | 37.00 | 4.10 | 32.50 | 46.00 | ||||
Ankle | Right | Initial | 21.75 | 22.00 | 1.96 | 18.00 | 25.00 | < 0.0001 | |
Final | 23.62 | 24.00 | 2.21 | 19.50 | 28.50 | ||||
Left | Initial | 21.92 | 22.00 | 1.91 | 18.50 | 25.00 | < 0.0001 | ||
Final | 23.90 | 24.00 | 2.17 | 20.00 | 28.50 |