Effects of whole-body electromyostimulation combined with individualized nutritional support on body composition in patients with advanced cancer: a controlled pilot trial

Table 4 Physical function and performance status of the study groups at baseline and week 12^a

Outcome Measure	Study group	n	Baseline	Week 12	Difference week 12	p ^b	p ^c
Physical function
SMWT distance [m]	Control	21	484.30 ± 135.0	504.6 ± 116.8	20.3 ± 48.2	0.024	0.036
SMWT distance [m]	WB-EMS	51	521.6 ± 104.5	577.1 ± 95.4	55.4 ± 75.2	< 0.001	0.036
Performance status
Karnofsky Index	Control	24	75.4 ± 10.6	73.8 ± 12.1	−1.7 ± 10.5	0.412	0.025
Karnofsky Index	WB-EMS	57	76.4 ± 10.9	81.6 ± 12.4	5.2 ± 11.7	0.002	0.025

Statistically significant differences are marked in bold type and indicated by p < 0.05
Abbreviations: SMWT Six-minute walk test, WB-EMS Whole-body electromyostimulation
^aIncludes patients with both baseline and post-intervention data. Data are presented as mean ± SD
^bComparison of intragroup differences in baseline and post-intervention data (Wilcoxon signed-rank test)
^cComparison of differences from baseline to 12-week post-intervention changes between the groups (Mann-Whitney-U-test)

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