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Table 3 Intervention effects across groups

From: Nordic walking training and nutritional supplementation in pre-frail older Indians: an open-labelled experimental pre-test and post-test pilot study to develop intervention model

Variables

Group A

GROUP B

GROUP C

p-value

Median (Min, Max)

A Vs B Vs C

A Vs B

A Vs C

B Vs C

Grip strength (Kg)

- 1.5 (−6, 7)

0.5 (−8, 5)

1 (−2, 7)

0.10

–

–

–

BADL

1.5 (0, 2)

1.5 (0, 3)

3 (1,3)

0.001

0.677

<0.001

<0.001

Serum albumin (g/dl)

−0.3 (− 1.1, 0.09)

0.25 (0, 0.7)

0.3 (−0.29, 0.8)

< 0.001

<0.001

<0.001

0.603

Gait speed (m/s)

0.33 (−0.33, 1.71)

0 (−0.2, 0.4)

0.21 (−0.3, 1.2)

0.007

0.003

0.944

0.012

IADL

0 (0, 2)

1 (0, 2)

3.72 (0, 4)

0.013

0.258

0.055

0.005

  1. p < 0.016 was considered to be significant for multiple comparison (Kruskal-Wallis test followed by Wilcoxon Rankson test)