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Table 2 Evaluation of limb muscle strength

From: Mobile-phone-based home exercise training program decreases systemic inflammation in COPD: a pilot study

 

Baseline

1 M

2 M

3 M

6 M

ap

Control group

n = 14

n = 14

n = 14

n = 14

n = 14

 

Elbow flexion, kg

      

 Left

13.3 ± 0.7

12.2 ± 0.7

12.6 ± 0.5

13.0 ± 0.6

13.1 ± 0.5

0.354

 Right

13.6 ± 0.8

12.4 ± 2.9

13.0 ± 0.5

13.3 ± 0.7

13.2 ± 0.6

0.953

Knee extension, kg

      

 Left

12.2 ± 0.9

10.5 ± 0.7

12.6 ± 0.8

12.8 ± 0.6

12.8 ± 0.6

0.098

 Right

12.0 ± 0.8

10.5 ± 0.7

12.2 ± 0.7

12.7 ± 0.6

12.7 ± 0.6

0.114

Mobile phone group

n = 12

n = 12

n = 12

n = 12

n = 12

 

Elbow flexion, kg

      

 Left

11.8 ± 0.5

12.4 ± 0.6

12.9 ± 0.5*

13.3 ± 0.5**

13.5 ± 0.5**

0.015

 Right

11.5 ± 0.6

12.6 ± 0.5

13.5 ± 0.4*

14.3 ± 0.5***

14.7 ± 0.4***

<0.001

Knee extension, kg

      

 Left

10.9 ± 0.8

11.8 ± 0.8

12.3 ± 0.7

13.7 ± 0.9

14.7 ± 0.7*#

0.016

 Right

10.8 ± 0.8

11.5 ± 0.7

12.0 ± 0.8

13.9 ± 0.9*

15.1 ± 0.7**#

0.002

  1. Definition of abbreviations: M, month; kg, kilogram. Data present as mean ± SE.
  2. aP value was determined by analysis of variance with repeated measures.
  3. *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, ***P < 0.001 compared to the baseline of corresponding group. #p < 0.05 compared to the control group at the same time.