Effects of individualized Tai-Chi on balance and lower-limb strength in older adults

BMC Geriatrics

Table 4 Comparisons among Individualized Tai-Chi, Traditional Tia-Chi and Control group using Two-way Repeated Measures ANOVA

	p values for Repeated Measures ANOVA			p values for testing the simple effect of time on Group
	Group	Time	The Interaction between Time and Group	Individualized Tai-Chi Group	Traditional Tai Chi Group	Control Group
Functional Balance Assessment
BBS	0.4033	0.0000*	0.0019*	0.000*	0.000*	0.104
TUG	0.5991	0.0000*	0.0520	0.000*	0.069	0.087
FRD	0.2537	0.0376*	0.5537	0.058	0.130	0.749
Muscle strength
RH F	0.0500	0.0001*	0.1677	0.000*	0.010*	0.370
LH F	0.0757	0.0002*	0.2739	0.002*	0.006	0.376
RH E	0.1295	0.0000*	0.1999	0.000*	0.016*	0.018*
LH E	0.1215	0.0001*	0.0736	0.000*	0.139	0.146
RH Ab	0.0091	0.0004*	0.2362	0.000*	0.098	0.221
LH Ab	0.1291	0.0000*	0.0017*	0.001*	0.000*	0.696
RH Ad	0.0358*	0.0003*	0.0442*	0.000*	0.019*	0.759
LH Ad	0.0227*	0.0000*	0.0309*	0.000*	0.019*	0.493
RK F	0.0058*	0.0001*	0.0538	0.000*	0.039*	0.427
LK F	0.0363*	0.0004*	0.0698	0.000*	0.088	0.458
RK E	0.1118	0.0008*	0.0017*	0.000*	0.296	0.930
LK E	0.0794	0.0110*	0.1773	0.003*	0.177	0.790
RA Df	0.1552	0.0000*	0.3439	0.000*	0.010*	0.121
LA Df	0.0799	0.0000*	0.0439*	0.000*	0.001*	0.337
RA Pf	0.5485	0.0000*	0.0114*	0.000*	0.063	0.325
LA Pf	0.3887	0.0001*	0.0001*	0.000*	0.325	0.943

Abbreviations: BBS Berg Balance Scale, TUG Timed up-and-go, FRD Forward reach distance, RH Righ hip, F Flexor, LH Left hip, E Extensor, Ab Abductor, Ad Adductor, RK Right knee, LK Left knee, RA Right ankle, Df Dorsi-flexor, LA Left ankle, Pf Plantar-flexor
*p < 0.05

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