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Table 3 Functional capacity, stretching, balance and muscle strength scores in patients with fibromyalgia

From: A functional exercise program improves pain and health related quality of life in patients with fibromyalgia: a randomized controlled trial

Outcomes

Evaluation time

Mean (SD)

P interaction

P intra-group

T0

T7

T14

T26

T38

TUG

     

0.089

 

 FEG

7.91 (1.13)

7.35 (1.0)

7.26 (1.08)

7.27 (1.15)

7.53 (1.14)

 

< 0.001*

 SEG

8.73 (1.83)

7.89 (1.4)

8.02 (1.72)

7.81 (1.55)

7.78 (1.45)

 

< 0.001*

Pbetween groups

0.237

0.237

0.237

0.237

0.237

  

Welss

     

0.646

 

 FEG

21.94 (8.39)

25.24 (8.98)

26.21 (9.08)

25.16 (9.51)

24.09 (8.85)

 

< 0.001*

 SEG

23.16 (1.47)

25.55 (9.03)

25.15 (8.99)

25.28 (9.52)

24.32 (8.69)

 

< 0.001*

Pbetween groups

0.738

0.738

0.738

0.738

0.738

  

Berg

     

0.158

 

 FEG

54.0 (2.0)

55.0 (0.8)

55.3 (0.9)

54.8 (2.1)

55.1(1.4)

 

< 0.001*

 SEG

51.9 (3.4)

53.7 (2.3)

54.2 (2.1)

53.08 (2.1)

54.1 (2.2)

 

< 0.001*

Pbetween groups

0.010*

0.010*

0.010*

0.010*

0.010*

  

1RM- lower limb

     

0.522

 

 FEG

6.15 (1.33)

6.71 (1.33)

7.00 (1.47)

6.73 (1.60)

6.80 (1.69)

 

0.034*

 SEG

5.78 (1.60)

6.00 (1.28)

5.95 (1.38)

6.07 (1.27)

6.05 (1.40)

 

0.034*

Pbetween groups

0.051

0.051

0.051

0.051

0.051

  

1RM- upper limb

     

0.520

 

 FEG

12.4 (5.9)

14.9 (5.4)

15.5 (6.6)

14.2 (5.9)

13.5 (5.9)

 

< 0.001*

 SEG

9.8 (5.1)

13.0 (6.6)

12.4 (7.0)

12.4 (6.6)

10.5 (5.3)

 

< 0.001*

Pbetween groups

0.004*

0.004*

0.004*

0.004*

0.004*

  
  1. TUG Time Up and Go test, RM One repetition-maximum; SD standard deviation, FEG functional exercise group, SEG stretching exercise group
  2. *Analysis of variance; T0 = prior to training, T7 = after seven weeks, T14 = and after 14 weeks, T26 = after 26 weeks (follow up) and, T38 = after 38 weeks (follow-up)