Excluding participants from the first (≤ 20.7 weeks) and tenth decile (≥ 29 weeks) for time between assessments a | All completers | |||||||
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Outcome measure | n | Baseline | Follow-up | P-value | n | Baseline | Follow-up | P-value |
Chair stand (repetitions) | ||||||||
Unaided | 196 | 8.0 (6.0, 10.0) | 11.0 (9.0, 13.0) | < 0.001** | 264 | 8.0 (6.0, 10.0) | 11.0 (9.0, 13.0) | < 0.001** |
Aided | 37 | 7.0 (5.5, 9.0) | 9.0 (8.0, 11.0) | < 0.001** | 54 | 7.0 (5.0, 9.0) | 9.0 (7.0, 11.0) | < 0.001** |
Aided at baseline only | 64 | 8.5 (6.3, 11.0) | 11.0 (9.0, 13.0) | < 0.001** | 94 | 8.5 (7.0, 10.0) | 10.0 (9.0, 13.0) | < 0.001** |
Aided at follow-up only | 18 | 6.0 (5.0, 8.3) | 10.0 (7.8, 11.3) | < 0.001** | 22 | 7.5 (5.0, 9.0) | 10.0 (7.8, 12.0) | < 0.001** |
Timed Up and Go (s) | ||||||||
Unaided | 280 | 13.0 (10.5, 16.0) | 9.7 (8.0, 11.5) | < 0.001** | 387 | 13.0 (10.5, 16.4) | 9.7 (8.0, 11.9) | < 0.001** |
Aided | 10 | 21.0 (15.4, 33.3) | 16.5 (15.5, 20.9) | 0.344 | 13 | 22.7 (15.3, 26.7) | 16.0 (13.0, 23.0) | 0.221 |
Aided at baseline only | 23 | 18.0 (14.8, 21.1) | 12.3 (10.0, 14.3) | < 0.001** | 32 | 18.0 (15.0, 23.6) | 12.3 (10.0, 14.6) | < 0.001** |
Four-stage balance test (level) | 225 | 2.0 (2.0, 3.0) | 3.0 (3.0, 4.0) | < 0.001** | 295 | 2.0 (2.0, 3.0) | 3.0 (3.0, 4.0) | < 0.001** |