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Table 4 Results of functional performance and mobility

From: Feasibility of whole body vibration during intensive chemotherapy in patients with hematological malignancies – a randomized controlled pilot study

  

n

T0 median (range)

n

T1 median (range)

median differencea (95% CI)

P

Functional performance

 Jumping height (cm)

IG

6

24.9 (24.5–45.0)

6

28.0 (26.1–45.2)

2.3 (0.1–4.4)

0.028*

CG

5

25.6 (20.6–36.5)

5

24.4 (18.3–33.1)

− 3.3 (−13.0–3.6)

0.345

P

 

0.792

 

0.329

0.126

 

 Pmax_CMJ (W/kg)

IG

6

26.3 (23.5–44)

6

25.3 (25–45.3)

− 0.9 (−3.9–1.4)

0.345

CG

5

28.1 (24.8–28.1)

5

28.6 (20.9–30.8)

− 0.6 (− 14.5–2.7)

0.500

P

 

0.662

 

0.792

1.00

 

 Duration_CRT (sec)

IG

6

1.9 (1.2–2.8)

6

1.8 (1.1–2.9)

−0.0 (− 0.2–0.2)

0.686

CG

5

2.5 (1.9–3.4)

5

2.5 (1.5–3.7)

− 0.0 (− 0.6–0.6)

0.686

P

 

0.247

 

0.429

1.00

 

 Pmax_CRT (W/kg)

IG

6

10.9 (8.9–17.7)

6

11.4 (9.6–18.6)

−0.1 (−1.1–1.3)

0.600

CG

5

12.4 (8.1–14.2)

5

10.9 (6.8–16.4)

0.1 (−3.3–3.1)

0.893

P

 

0.792

 

0.792

1.00

 

Balance performance

 STEO sway path (mm)

IG

6

549 (447–591)

6

579 (457–713)

60 (2–236)

0.046*

CG

5

498 (333–794)

5

471 (390–585)

−47 (− 220–128)

0.225

P

 

0.249

 

0.247

0.082

 

 STEO standard ellipse (cm2)

IG

6

3.6 (1.6–8.0)

6

4.4 (2.8–6.8)

0.9 (−1.1–2.3)

0.345

CG

5

2.3 (0.8–7.7)

5

3.6 (0.8–4.4)

0.3 (−1.5–2.9)

0.893

P

 

0.249

 

0.247

0.622

 

 STEC sway path (mm)

IG

6

1117 (656–1386)

6

1203 (668–1503)

88 (49–214)

0.028*

CG

5

888 (13–2171)

5

935 (655–1672)

−142 (−500–122)

0.345

P

 

0.792

 

0.429

0.126

 

 STEC standard ellipse (cm2)

IG

6

9.9 (3.2–12.2)

6

9.4 (2.5–11.3)

0.5 (−3.2–3.2)

0.753

CG

5

5.1 (2.7–11.5)

5

5.2 (1.7–9.1)

−0.9 (−2.4–0.6)

0.225

P

 

0.177

 

0.126

0.931

 

 MSEO sway path (mm)

IG

6

1621 (1295–2350)

4

1360 (926–2462)

−125 (− 482–176)

0.465

CG

5

1394 (1264–2111)

5

1546 (1254–1731)

−53 (− 379–273)

0.500

P

 

0.429

 

0.556

1.00

 

 MSEO standard ellipse (cm2)

IG

6

8.0 (6.6–16.9)

4

5.3 (3.6–8.1)

−3.2 (−11.6 – −0.6)

0.068

CG

5

6.1 (3.9–8.3)

5

5.5 (3.8–8.8)

−0.1 (−1.1–1.5)

0.500

P

 

0.177

 

0.730

0.063

 

Mobility (TUG)

 Duration (sec)

IG

6

6.2 (3.7–10)

6

5 (2.9–7.7)

−1.3 (−2.5 – −0.7)

0.027*

CG

5

5.9 (4.5–17)

5

5.5 (4.8–10.6)

−1.1 (−6.4–1)

0.138

P

 

0.662

 

0.329

1.00

 
  1. *indicates a significant difference (p < 0.05); aprescribes the treatment effect by point estimation and 95% confidence interval of the Hodges-Lehmann’s median differences for paired groups; STEO semi-tandem stance with eyes open, STEC semi-tandem stance with eyes closed, MSEO monopedal stance with eyes open, MSEC monopedal stance with eyes closed, TUG timed-up-and-go test