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Egyptian Rheumatology and Rehabilitation

Table 2 Effect of exercise on short performance battery test and its components

From: Effect of intradialytic exercise on bone profile in hemodialysis patients

Exercise group

N=20

Before

After

Mean Diff.

t-test

P-value

Balance test

1.15±0.37

1.60±0.50

0.45±0.51

−3.943

<0.001**

Gait speed test

2.70±0.80

2.95±0.69

0.25±0.55

−2.032

0.046*

Chair stand test

2.55±0.51

3.25±0.64

0.70±0.80

−3.907

<0.001**

Total score

6.40±1.05

7.80±1.06

1.40±0.99

−6.294

<0.001**

  1. t paired sample t-test; P-value>0.05 is considered significant (less than or equal 0.05 is significant) NS
  2. *P-value ≤0.05 S; **P-value ≤0.001v HS
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