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Table 2 Outcome measures at baseline and 4-month across CG and IG

From: Effectiveness of community-based Baduanjin exercise intervention for older adults with varying frailty status: a randomized controlled trial

 

Control

(n = 27)

 

Intervention

(n = 29)

 

Group x Time interaction

 

Baseline

4-month

p-value

Baseline

4-month

p-value

B (95% CI)

S.E.

p-

value

Primary Outcomes

KES (kg)

14.00 (4.36)

13.52 (4.29)

0.439

15.13 (5.98)

16.58 (6.25)

0.189

1.63 (-0.73, 3.96)

1.20

0.180

MQ

13.07 (8.15)

10.28 (7.36)

0.128

17.45 (7.89)

13.46 (10.05)

0.005*

-2.20 (-5.64, 1.37)

1.79

0.224

Falls efficacy

25.52 (10.39)

28.16 (7.69)

0.125

25.38 (10.80)

30.12 (11.74)

0.004*

2.85 (-2.22, 7.99)

2.60

0.279

Secondary Outcomes

PPA

1.48 (1.46)

1.35 (1.40)

0.720

1.59 (1.96)

1.16 (1.81)

0.096

-0.34 (-0.99, 0.32)

0.33

0.316

HGS (kg)

18.29 (4.37)

17.59 (4.83)

0.496

18.65 (7.46)

20.32 (8.58)

0.127

1.38 (-0.25, 3.03)

0.84

0.105

6-m fast GS (m/s)

1.34 (0.38)

1.36 (0.30)

0.680

1.40 (0.39)

1.43 (0.34)

0.879

0.01 (-0.09, 0.11)

0.05

0.875

TUG (s)

11.71 (5.88)

10.58 (2.59)

0.588

12.37 (6.72)

10.94 (3.28)

0.217

-0.88 (-2.71, 1.01)

0.94

0.357

30-s sit-to-stand

14.41 (4.32)

15.60 (5.80)

0.389

13.75 (3.73)

14.75 (4.47)

0.496

-0.18 (-2.14, 1.76)

0.99

0.859

EQ-5D index score

0.83 (0.09)

0.85 (0.05)

0.265

0.81 (0.12)

0.80 (0.11)

0.955

-0.03 (-0.08, 0.03)

0.03

0.348

GDS

3.33 (2.54)

2.96 (2.35)

0.829

4.07 (3.53)

4.00 (3.39)

1.00

0.22 (-1.30, 1.77)

0.78

0.781

Frailty

1.19 (0.88)

1.00 (1.00)

0.723

1.52 (0.87)

1.24 (1.05)

0.228

-0.12 (-0.69, 0.46)

0.29

0.684

  1. Model adjusted for age, gender, education, living status and comorbidities
  2. Data presented in n (%) or mean (SD)
  3. B unstandardized beta coefficient, HGS handgrip strength, GDS Geriatric depression scale, GS Gait speed, KES Knee extension strength, MQ Maastricht questionnaire, PPA Physiological profile assessment, S.E. Standard error, TUG Timed up and go test, 95% CI 95% confidence interval, *p < .05