Influence of the Physical Training on Muscle Function and Walking Distance in Symptomatic Peripheral Arterial Disease in Elderly
Table 7
Spearman correlation coefficient values calculated between intermittent claudication distance and force-velocity parameters calculated for each of the study groups before and after the training cycle.
Intermittent claudication distance
BEFORE
AFTER
GROUP I
GROUP II
GROUP III
GROUP I
GROUP II
GROUP III
VS
60°/s
120°/s
180°/s
60°/s
120°/s
180°/s
60°/s
120°/s
180°/s
60°/s
120°/s
180°/s
60°/s
120°/s
180°/s
60°/s
120°/s
180°/s
PT ER
KNEE
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
TW ER
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
0.38
ns
ns
AP ER
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
0.44
ns
0.38
PT EL
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
TW EL
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
AP EL
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
PT FR
KNEE
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
TW FR
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
0.49
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
AP FR
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
PT FL
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
TW FL
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
0.47
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
AP FL
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
0.42
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
PT ER
ANKLE
ns
ns
-
ns
ns
-
ns
ns
-
ns
ns
-
ns
ns
-
ns
ns
-
TW ER
ns
ns
-
ns
ns
-
ns
ns
-
ns
ns
-
ns
0.53
-
ns
ns
-
AP ER
ns
ns
-
ns
ns
-
ns
ns
-
ns
ns
-
0.48
ns
-
ns
ns
-
PT EL
ns
ns
-
ns
ns
-
ns
ns
-
ns
ns
-
ns
ns
-
ns
ns
-
TW EL
ns
ns
-
ns
ns
-
ns
ns
-
ns
ns
-
ns
ns
-
ns
ns
-
AP EL
ns
ns
-
ns
ns
-
ns
ns
-
ns
ns
-
ns
ns
-
ns
ns
-
PT FR
ANKLE
ns
ns
-
ns
ns
-
ns
ns
-
ns
ns
-
ns
ns
-
ns
ns
-
TW FR
ns
ns
-
ns
ns
-
ns
ns
-
ns
ns
-
ns
ns
-
ns
ns
-
AP FR
ns
ns
-
ns
ns
-
ns
ns
-
ns
ns
-
ns
ns
-
ns
ns
-
PT FL
ns
ns
-
ns
ns
-
ns
ns
-
ns
ns
-
ns
ns
-
ns
ns
-
TW FL
ns
ns
-
ns
ns
-
ns
ns
-
ns
ns
-
ns
ns
-
ns
ns
-
AP FL
ns
ns
-
ns
ns
-
ns
ns
-
ns
ns
-
ns
ns
-
ns
ns
-
p <0.05; ns: results statistical not significant; -: no measurement.
