Table 1 Effetcs of a 16-week exercise program on physical capacity in a 7-year-old patient with juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM) patient and in her unaffected monozygotic twin sister.
From: Responsiveness to exercise training in juvenile dermatomyositis: a twin case study
Healthy twin | JDM twin | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Variable | Pre | Post | Δ (%) | Pre | Post | Δ (%) |
1RM bench press (Kg) | 13.0 | 17.0 | 30.8 | 13.0 | 17.0 | 30.8 |
1RM leg press (Kg) | 25.0 | 30.0 | 20.0 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 15.4 |
Handgrip (Kg) | 7.0 | 9.0 | 28.6 | 4.0 | 5.5 | 37.5 |
Low-back strength (Kg) | 40.0 | 47.0 | 17.5 | 35.0 | 40 | 12.5 |
Timed-stands test (rep) | 18.0 | 19.0 | 5.5 | 15.0 | 18.0 | 12.0 |
Timed-up-and-go test (s) | 6.6 | 6.1 | -7.6 | 8.8 | 6.2 | -29.5 |
VO2peak (mL/Kg/min) | 42.2 | 44.7 | 6.0 | 41.3 | 43.6 | 5.6 |
Exercise time at VAT (min) | 6.0 | 10.3 | 71.7 | 3.0 | 8.0 | 166.7 |
VAT (% VO2peak) | 80.1 | 80.5 | 0.5 | 57.5 | 67.8 | 17.9 |
VAT (mph) | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 40.0 |
Time-to-exhaustion (min) | 13.3 | 15.3 | 15.0 | 12.3 | 14.3 | 16.3 |