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Table 3 Pairwise comparisons by time at control and intervention groups (positive signs indicate an improvement)

From: Efficacy of treadmill exercises on arterial blood oxygenation, oxygen consumption and walking distance in healthy elderly people: a controlled trial

 

Control

Intervention

SaO2

MD

Sd

p

d

MD

Sd

p

d

Bl

12 W

0.040

0.290

1.000

0.14

1.487

0.245

<.001

6.07

 

30 W

0.155

0.278

.003

0.56

0.995

0.580

<.001

1.72

 

48 W

0.030

0.245

1.000

0.12

0.828

0.747

<.001

1.11

12 W

30 W

0.115

0.305

.131

0.38

−0.492

0.523

<.001

0.94

 

48 W

−0.010

0.265

1.000

0.04

−0.660

0.733

<.001

0.90

30 W

48 W

−0.125

0.243

0.009

0.51

−0.167

0.621

1.000

0.27

VO2max

MD

Sd

p

d

MD

Sd

p

d

Bl

12 W

0.007

0.054

1.000

0.13

0.200

0.057

<.001

3.51

 

30 W

0.014

0.047

.383

0.30

0.130

0.121

<.001

1.07

 

48 W

−0.014

0.077

.847

0.18

0.117

0.142

<.001

0.82

12 W

30 W

0.007

0.060

1.000

0.12

−0.070

0.102

<.001

0.69

 

48 W

−0.021

0.093

.382

0.23

−0.083

0.121

<.001

0.69

30 W

48 W

−0.028

0.073

.043

0.38

−0.012

0.104

1.000

0.12

MWD

MD

Sd

p

d

MD

Sd

p

d

Bl

12 W

10.675

23.965

.039

0.45

172.000

37.622

<.001

4.57

 

30 W

13.850

16.122

<.001

0.86

106.750

73.880

<.001

1.44

 

48 W

7.825

12.786

.002

0.61

92.375

79.845

<.001

1.16

12 W

30 W

3.175

22.020

1.000

0.14

−65.250

67.286

<.001

0.97

 

48 W

−2.850

26.405

1.000

0.11

−79.625

90.563

<.001

0.88

30 W

48 W

−6.025

14.961

.009

0.40

−14.375

83.472

1.000

0.17

  1. MD mean difference, Sd standard deviation, p significance level, d Cohen’s d effect size, SaO 2 oxygen saturation, VO 2max maximum oxygen consumption, MWD maximum walking distance, Bl baseline, 12 W 12 Weeks, 30 W 30 Weeks, 48 W 48 Weeks
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