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Table 3 Impact of the multimodal exercise programs on agility and dual-task performance

From: Effects of two 24-week multimodal exercise programs on reaction time, mobility, and dual-task performance in community-dwelling older adults at risk of falling: a randomized controlled trial

  

Baseline (A)

(Mean ± SD)

Post-intervention (B)

(Mean ± SD)

Follow-up (C)

(Mean ± SD)

P-value

Pairwise Comparison

Mobility

 TUG (s)

 

EG1

7.1 ± 1.3

6.6 ± 1.0

7.4 ± 1.1

0.001

A > B; B < C

 

EG2

7.4 ± 1.6

6.5 ± 1.0

7.5 ± 1.9

0.003

A > B; B < C

 

CG

7.0 ± 1.5

7.5 ± 1.8

7.8 ± 2.2

0.021

A < C

CogTUG

 Time (s)

 

EG1

10.2 ± 2.9

9.1 ± 2.3

10.1 ± 2.8

0.001

A > B; B < C

 

EG2

10.1 ± 2.5

9.1 ± 2.0

10.6 ± 2.7

0.015

B < C

 

CG

9.5 ± 3.1

10.2 ± 3.3

10.7 ± 3.4

0.692

–

 Cognitive errors (n)

 

EG1

1.0 ± 1.3

0.8 ± 0.8

1.3 ± 1.1

0.262

–

 

EG2

1.1 ± 0.8

0.6 ± 0.9

1.6 ± 1.3

0.012

B < C

 

CG

0.8 ± 1.0

0.8 ± 1.3

0.8 ± 1.1

0.682

–

 Cognitive stops (n)

 

EG1

0.9 ± 1.0

0.3 ± 0.5

0.5 ± 0.7

0.020

–

 

EG2

1.1 ± 0.8

0.1 ± 0.3

0.6 ± 0.6

<  0.001

A > B

 

CG

0.8 ± 0.7

0.6 ± 1.0

0.5 ± 0.8

0.148

–

 Motor Stops (n)

 

EG1

0.3 ± 0.4

0.2 ± 0.4

0.3 ± 0.4

0.819

–

 

EG2

0.3 ± 0.5

0.1 ± 0.3

0.1 ± 0.3

0.074

–

 

CG

0.3 ± 0.6

0.2 ± 0.5

0.3 ± 0.5

0.651

–

 Final number (n)

 

EG1

88.9 ± 2.4

88.6 ± 2.9

88.4 ± 2.8

0.328

–

 

EG2

88.6 ± 2.3

88.0 ± 2.8

88.1 ± 3.5

0.346

–

 

CG

88.6 ± 2.8

88.4 ± 2.7

88.1 ± 2.7

0.302

–

  1. SD Standard deviation, EG1 Experimental group attending the psychomotor intervention program (n = 16), EG2 Experimental group attending the combined exercise program: psychomotor intervention program + WBV (n = 16), CG Control group (n = 19), TUG timed up and go, CogTUG Cognitive timed up and go test. > or <: significant differences within groups, p ≤ 0.05