| Baseline | After 12 weeks | Change from baseline to post treatment measurements | MD | 95% CI | Effect size (d) |
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Measurements of body composition | ||||||
MAC (cm) | ||||||
 PAG (n 32) | 24.3 [3.6] | 24.0 [3.6] | − 0.3[1.1] | 1.77 | 1.15, 2.39 | 1.42 |
 RAG (n 30) | 24.7 [3.4] | 26.1 [3.9] | 1.4 [1.3] | |||
TSF (mm) | ||||||
 PAG (n 32) | 11.3 [5.5] | 9.9 [5.2] | −1.4 [2.5] | 5.56 | 4.10, 7.03 | 1.92 |
 RAG (n 30) | 12.0 [4.9] | 16.2 [6.2] | 4.2 [3.3] | |||
AMC (cm) | ||||||
 PAG (n 32) | 20.9 [2.8] | 21.0 [2.8] | 0.1 [1.0] | 0.10 | −0.44, 0.64 | 0.10 |
 RAG (n 30) | 21.1 [2.6] | 21.3 [2.9] | 0.2 [1.1] | |||
SSF (mm) | ||||||
 PAG (n 32) | 13.4 [5.1] | 12.8 [5.2] | −0.6 [2.8] | 3.55 | 2.04, 5.05 | 1.22 |
 RAG (n 30) | 15.9 [5.9] | 18.9 [6.3] | 3.0 [3.1] | |||
QC (AP 10Â cm) (cm) | ||||||
 PAG (n 32) | 38.3 [4.6] | 38.1 [4.6] | −0.2 [0.7] | 1.86 | 1.13, 2.59 | 1.34 |
 RAG (n 30) | 37.9 [4.2] | 39.6 [4.6] | 1.7 [1.9] | |||
Muscles strength | ||||||
Grip strength (Right) (kg) | ||||||
 PAG (n 32) | 28.9 [6.1] | 28.6 [5.5] | −0.3 [2.3] | 1.55 | 0.42, 2.67 | 0.73 |
 RAG (n 30) | 27.5 [6.2] | 28.8 [5.9] | 1.3 [2.1] | |||
Grip strength (Left) (kg) | ||||||
 PAG (n 32) | 28.4 [5.4] | 27.4 [4.9] | −1.0 [2.5] | 1.94 | 0.73, 3.14 | 0.85 |
 RAG (n 30) | 26.5 [6.4] | 27.5 [6.6] | 1.0 [2.2] | |||
Respiratory muscle strength MEP (H2Ocm) | ||||||
 PAG (n 32) | 63.5 [21.5] | 61.8 [22.9] | −1.7 [12.2] | 36.09 | 26.41, 45.77 | 1.90 |
 RAG (n 30) | 59.5 [21.6] | 93.9 [32.2] | 34.4 [24.3] | |||
MIP (H2Ocm) | ||||||
 PAG (n 32) | 56.4 [20.6] | 55.4 [19.5] | −1.0 [11.9] | 14.83 | 8.49, 21.16 | 1.19 |
 RAG (n 30) | 60.8 [20.6] | 74.6 [15.8] | 13.8 [13.0] |