Table 3 Physiological outcomes from entry to treatment to long-term follow-up after 4–15 years (n = 37)
Entry (T11) | Discharge (T22) | Follow-Up (T33) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean | (SD4) | Mean | (SD) | Effect size | p-value | Mean | (SD) | Effect size | p-value | |
6-min walk, m | 526.9 | 106.9 | 570.1 | 87.3 | 0.40 | 0.003 | 522.0 | 89.9 | -0.05 | 0.305 |
Timed-up-And-Go, s | 7.8 | 1.5 | 7.1 | 1.4 | 0.47 | 0.001 | 7.9 | 1.8 | -0.07 | 0.634 |
Isometric muscle strength, kp5 | ||||||||||
Knee extension, right | 22.7 | 8.5 | 25.1 | 7.8 | 0.28 | 0.024 | 24.1 | 8.9 | 0.16 | 0.278 |
Knee extension, left | 21.4 | 7.3 | 23.9 | 7.6 | 0.34 | 0.013 | 26.1 | 9.3 | 0.64 | 0.002 |
Knee flexion, right | 15.0 | 5.9 | 17.3 | 5.8 | 0.39 | 0.001 | 16.9 | 6.1 | 0.32 | 0.027 |
Knee flexion, left | 14.4 | 5.1 | 16.2 | 5.6 | 0.35 | 0.049 | 17.0 | 6.7 | 0.51 | 0.061 |