Tolerance of an Aquatic Power Training Program by Older Adults with Symptomatic Knee Osteoarthritis
Table 3
Baseline and weeks 6 and 12 changes (LS mean ± SE).
Variable
Week 0 (range)
Week 6 change
Effect size
Adjusted value*
Week 12 change
Adjusted value*
400-meter walk time (sec)
(257.8–468.8)
0.06
0.9805
−
0.8828
Stair climb time (sec)
(3.4–9.7)
−0.5 ± 0.2
−0.56
0.0036
−
0.0013
Stair climb power (W)
0.62
0.0075
0.0051
LLFDI: basic lower limb function
(47.8–88.0)
0.32
0.2279
0.3657
KOOS: knee pain subscale
(53.0–87.0)
0.44
0.0743
0.0496
KOOS: knee-related activities of daily living
(41.8–91.2)
0.56
0.0107
0.0070
KOOS: knee-related quality of life
(12.5–68.8)
0.69
0.0068
0.0224
SF36: bodily pain score
(10.0–90.0)
0.69
0.0040
0.0453
*Dunnett-Hsu adjustment; for these repeated measures analyses, 81 observations were used, with each participant contributing data at a maximum of 3 time points.
