Influence of the Physical Training on Muscle Function and Walking Distance in Symptomatic Peripheral Arterial Disease in Elderly
Table 3
Wilcoxon coefficient p values calculated between force-velocity parameters of ankle muscles in all groups before and after the training cycle and results of variance analysis calculated between groups for each of the analyzed parameters.
Variables
GROUP I
GROUP II
GROUP III
ANOVA
ANKLE
p
p
p
PT ER
60°/s
0.99
0.53
0.19
ns
TW ER
0.87
0.31
0.11
0.01
AP ER
0.96
0.31
0.13
ns
PT EL
0.72
0.35
0.22
ns
TW EL
0.72
0.1
0.31
0.01
AP EL
0.94
0.06
0.23
ns
PT FR
60°/s
0.76
0.47
0.001
0.001
TW FR
0.58
0.62
0.001
0.001
AP FR
0.54
0.78
0.001
0.001
PT FL
0.56
0.49
0.04
0.001
TW FL
0.26
0.74
0.02
0.001
AP FL
0.31
0.78
0.01
0.001
PT ER
120°/s
0.76
0.37
0.01
0.02
TW ER
0.8
0.59
0.03
0.001
AP ER
0.68
0.91
0.01
0.001
PT EL
0.24
0.16
0.01
0.02
TW EL
0.54
0.31
0.01
0.001
AP EL
0.56
0.29
0.001
0.001
PT FR
120°/s
0.8
0.73
0.001
0.001
TW FR
0.56
0.43
0.001
0.001
AP FR
0.51
0.27
0.001
0.001
PT FL
0.53
0.28
0.001
0.001
TW FL
0.99
0.27
0.03
0.001
AP FL
0.71
0.39
0.001
0.001
p<0.05; ns: results statistical not significant, PT [Nm]: peak torque, TW [J]: total work, AP [W]: average power, E: extensor, F: flexor muscles of the ankle joint, R: right, and L: left.
