Table 4

Pre-treatment. post-treatment and follow-up values of endurance tests. timed performance tests and activities of daily living test within group and between group among LGMD patients.

Electrical stimulation group (n=11)Exercise therapy group (n=13)
Pre-treatmentPostp0Follow-upp1PrePostp0Follow-upp1Papbpc
X (SD) (95%CI)X (SD) (95%CI)
Endurance test (times/minute)
Upper extremity
 Right52.55(19.69) (43.09-65.27)60.91(22.62) (49.82-76.00)0.002*59.45(18.83) (50.00-71.81)0.4451.62(11.38) (46.38-58.15)54.23(14.51) (47.31-62.15)0.2653.23(13.42) (47.16-60.54)0.400.890.410.37
 Left51.82(14.37) (44.00-61.09)59.00(14.75) (51.00-68.27)0.03*56.91(13.01) (49.82-65.00)0.1849.92(11.41) (44.38-56.38)52.69(14.41) (45.92-60.31)0.2650.46(11.82) (44.85-56.69)0.190.730.300.22
Lower extremity
 Right57.64(11.19) (51.64-64.27)62.64(14.91) (53.91-70.90)0.1662.45(13.19) (54.64-69.64)0.8954.38(15.30) (46.54-62.69)58.77(17.73) (49.47-67.69)0.01*55.85(15.91) (46.93-64.00)0.060.550.570.28
 Left57.64(14.189 (50.27-66.18)62.36(16.41) (53.28-71.91)0.2164.64(13.74) (56.91-72.82)0.1657.08(23.23) (45.85-70.46)59.38(24.46) (46.54-72.53)0.1958.46(23.75) (46.46-71.54)0.480.940.730.44
Timed performance tests (seconds)
 Climbing up stairs7.16(3.26) (5.50-9.18)5.30(2.83) (3.43-6.65)0.00*5.94(2.44) (3.72-6.37)0.8511.58(9.50) (7.32-16.73)9.38(7.489 (6.05-13.62)0.01*9.97(7.71) (6.46-14.27)0.090.140.05*0.04*
 Walking 10 m7.96(1.13) (7.31-8.60)6.08(1.10) (5.51-6.74)0.00*6.25(3.21) (4.39-8.05)0.8310.07(3.55) (8.27-11.94)8.45(3.10) (7.00-10.19)0.01*8.53(2.51) (7.29-9.91)0.890.070.02*0.07
 Dressing a t-shirt4.05(1.81) (3.97-6.01)3.52(1.10) (2.98-4.19)0.02*3.91(1.03) (3.41-4.53)0.03*7.22(3.86) (4.56-6.33)5.98(3.80) (5.00-8.56)0.146.21(3.00) (4.79-7.75)0.470.580.01*0.02*
Activities of daily living test (0-96)
 Lawton ADL test score93.36(5.80) (89.36-95.99)94.00(5.12) (90.55-96.00)0.0994.00(5.12) (90.55-96.00)187.69(9.57) (85.31-95.08)88.23(9.81) (82.69-93.08)0.1687.92(9.62) (82.54-92.77)0.370.410.080.07