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Table 3.

Mean values obtained for functional capacity and physical capacity before and after MPTP in each of the groups.

	EG (n = 35)					CG (n = 20)					Post Intervention (n = 55)
	Pre	Post	Δ (Pre_Post)	p	ES	Pre	Post	Δ (Pre_Post)	p	ES	Δ (CG_EG)	p	ES
	M ± SD	M ± SD	M ± SD	p	ES	M ± SD	M ± SD	M ± SD	p	ES	M ± SD	p	ES
Abd. P. (cm)	93.83 ± 12.08	92.05 ± 11.52	1.77 ± 0.56	0.034 *	0.08	96.60 ± 11.42	96.20 ± 12.22	0.40 ± −0.79	0.712	0.00	4.15 ± 0.70	0.215	0.03
Functional capacity
SPPB	10.60 ± 1.67	11.80 ± 0.47	−1.20 ± 1.19	0.000 *	0.26	9.45 ± 2.63	9.10 ± 2.90	0.35 ± −0.27	0.578	0.01	−2.70 ± 2.43	0.000 **	0.36
Balance
FT (sg)	10.00 ± 0.00	10.00 ± 0.00	0.00 ± 0.00	1.000	0.00	9.70 ± 1.34	9.75 ± 1.12	−0.05 ± 0.22	0.101	0.05	−0.25 ± 1.12	0.188	0.03
T (sg)	9.17 ± 0.17	10.00 ± 0.00	−0.83 ± 0.17	0.191	0.03	6.85 ± 4.51	6.07 ± 4.95	0.78 ± −0.44	0.299	0.02	−3.93 ± 4.95	0.000 **	0.30
ST (sg)	9.97 ± 2.13	10.00 ± 0.00	−0.03 ± 2.13	0.927	0.00	8.50 ± 3.66	9.50 ± 2.24	−1.00 ± 1.43	0.019 *	0.10	−0.50 ± 2.24	0.188	0.03
4 mGS (sg)	3.98 ± 1.34	3.38 ± 0.88	0.60 ± 0.46	0.001 **	0.20	4.17 ± 1.80	5.07 ± 1.85	−0.90 ± −0.06	0.000 **	0.25	1.69 ± 0.98	0.000 **	0.29
GUS5 (sg)	12.32 ± 4.53	9.32 ± 1.83	3.01 ± 2.70	0.000 **	0.32	14.67 ± 5.48	14.56 ± 4.76	0.11 ± 0.72	0.893	0.00	5.24 ± 2.94	0.000 **	0.39
TUG (sg)	8.27 ± 2.08	7.67 ± 1.85	0.61 ± 0.22	0.038 *	0.08	10.53 ± 6.56	11.92 ± 6.23	−1.40 ± 0.32	0.001 **	0.20	4.26 ± 4.38	0.000 **	0.20
6 mGS (mts/sg)	1.21 ± 0.35	1.87 ± 0.39	−0.66 ± −0.04	0.000 **	0.81	1.12 ± 0.30	0.94 ± 0.23	0.18 ± 0.07	0.003 **	0.64	−0.93 ± −0.15	0.000 **	0.64
Physical capacity
HG_L (Kg)	25.40 ± 7.42	25.54 ± 6.91	−0.13 ± 0.51	0.831	0.00	19.68 ± 6.49	20.76 ± 7.37	−1.09 ± −0.88	0.197	0.03	−4.78 ± 0.46	0.020 *	0.10
HG_R (Kg)	26.06 ± 7.34	26.18 ± 6.55	−0.12 ± 0.79	0.847	0.00	21.22 ± 7.66	22.17 ± 7.59	−0.96 ± 0.07	0.238	0.03	−4.01 ± 1.04	0.044 *	0.07
HG_M (Kg)	27.73 ± 7.06	25.86 ± 6.55	1.87 ± 0.51	0.821	0.00	20.45 ± 6.89	21.46 ± 7.21	−1.02 ± −0.32	0.169	0.04	−4.40 ± 0.66	0.025 *	0.09
HG_M_R (Kg/mass kg)	0.25 ± 0.09	0.35 ± 0.08	−0.10 ± 0.01	0.934	0.00	0.28 ± 0.09	0.09 ± 0.36	0.19 ± −0.27	0.222	0.03	−0.26 ± 0.27	0.025 *	0.14
2 mST (steps)	79.51 ± 22.42	105.77 ± 20.11	−26.26 ± 2.32	0.000 **	0.48	62.25 ± 28.52	60.05 ± 28.46	2.20 ± 0.06	0.658	0.00	−45.72 ± 8.35	0.000 **	0.48
FEV₁ (L/s)	1.86 ± 0.78	1.86 ± 0.61	0.00 ± 0.17	0.943	0.00	1.54 ± 0.48	1.53 ± 0.53	0.01 ± −0.04	0.951	0.00	−0.33 ± −0.08	0.049 *	0.05
Flexibility
SR (cm)	−4.61 ± 7.72	−2.23 ± 5.95	−2.39 ± 1.77	0.047 *	0.07	−4.89 ± 9.50	−5.26 ± 9.63	0.37 ± −0.13	0.818	0.00	−3.03 ± 3.68	0.158	0.04
BS (cm)	−12.94 ± 12.06	−2.23 ± 5.95	−10.71 ± 6.11	0.000 **	0.36	−5.73 ± 8.46	−11.33 ± 11.93	5.60 ± −3.47	0.316	0.02	−9.10 ± 5.98	0.003 **	0.18
WWT (sg)	6.79 ± 2.29	5.47 ± 1.43	1.32 ± 0.86	0.000 **	0.77	11.17 ± 5.74	9.58 ± 4.02	1.59 ± 1.72	0.44	0.07	4.11 ± 2.59	0.000 **	0.36

Note: M = mean; SD = standard deviation; sec = seconds; cm = centimeters; meters = meters; Kg = kilograms; * = statistical difference p < 0.05; ** = statistical difference p < 0.01; ES = effect size; Δ = difference; Abd. P. = abdominal perimeter; SPBB = short physical performance battery; FT = balance test feet together; T = tandem balance; ST = semi-tandem balance; 4 mGS = test gait speed of 4 m; GUS5 = test of getting up and sitting on a chair 5 times; TUG = timed up and go; 6 mGS = 6 m gait speed test; HG_L = left hand grip strength; HG_R = right hand grip strength; HG_M = mean manual grip strength; HG_M_R = relative hand grip strength; 2 Mst = 2 min step walk in place two minutes; FEV₁ = maximum expired volume in first second.