Research Article

The Impact of Walking Exercises and Resistance Training upon the Walking Distance in Patients with Chronic Lower Limb Ischaemia

Table 3

Correlation between the values of parameters obtained in walking tests before the treatment and the changes in parameters after the treatment.

Variable⁢Walking exercises⁢Resistance training
Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient valueSpearman’s rank correlation coefficient value

Initial claudication distance [m] (treadmill)−0,2590,202−0,3430,100
Absolute claudication distance [m] (treadmill)−0,0940,648−0,2510,237
Initial claudication distance [m] (6-minute walking test)−0,1630,428−0,3840,064
Number of intervals (6-minute walking test)−0,4620,018−0,5230,009
Total walking distance [m] (6-minute walking test)−0,2330,252−0,1170,588