Table 2 Comparison of baseline values for participants in the resistance exercise group who reached exercise loads of 80 % and participants in the resistance exercise group who reached exercise loads up to 60 %
Resistance exercise (experimental) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Baseline values of participants reaching loads of 80 % | Baseline values of participants reaching loads ≤60 % | Comparison of baseline values between groups | |
(n = 42) | (n = 25) | ||
Measures | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | P value |
Median (min; max) | Median (min; max) | ||
Age, years | 50.26 (9.65) | 51.7 (8.1) | 0.68 |
51 (25; 64) | 52 (33; 63) | ||
Symptom duration, years | 11.44 (8.31) | 10.4 (9.0) | 0.47 |
10 (0; 35) | 8 (0; 30) | ||
Tender point count, number | 15.57 (1.92) | 16.08 (1.91) | 0.30 |
16 (11; 18) | 17 (12; 18) | ||
Body mass index | 26.75 (4.2) | 28.5 (6.7) | 0.48 |
26 (21; 36) | 27 (20; 41) | ||
LTPAI, h | 4.87 (3.87) | 6.9 (5.9) | 0.17 |
4 (0;18) | 6 (1;28) | ||
Primary outcome | |||
Isometric knee-extension force, N | 347.3 (106.2) | 301.2 (110.7) | 0.11 |
344 (114;643) | 305 (111;585) | ||
Secondary outcomes | |||
FIQ total score (0-100) | 57.3 (12.7) | 65.9 (15.8) | 0.029 |
55.2 (31; 81) | 64 (40; 95) | ||
Current pain intensity, visual analog scale | 49.5 (22.1) | 48.8 (27.19) | 0.68 |
54 (12; 89) | 50 (5;100) | ||
6MWT, m | 573.7 (70.3) | 527.7 (75.5) | 0.040 |
570 (376; 766) | 548 (360; 655) | ||
Isometric elbow-flexion force, kg | 13.1 (5.3) | 12.9 (5.7) | 0.76 |
13 (2; 26) | 13 (3; 32) | ||
Isometric hand-grip force, N | 168.4 (70.4) | 150.7 (65.6) | 0.30 |
162 (34; 319) | 169 (62; 315) | ||
SF36 PCS, 0–100 | 31.7 (7.5) | 30.3 (8.8) | 0.32 |
31 (12; 49) | 30 (18; 49) | ||
SF36 MCS, 0–100 | 39.8 (11.9) | 34.0 (12.1) | 0.10 |
41 (10; 59) | 35 (13; 61) | ||
PDI, 0–70 | 34.3 (11.6) | 36.9 (13.4) | 0.40 |
34 (12; 69) | 39 (8; 62) | ||
CPAQ total, 0–120 | 66.0 (14.5) | 59.5 (18.0) | 0.13 |
64 (35; 99) | 59 (19; 106) | ||
FABQphysical, 0–24 | 9.0 (5.9) | 12.6 (7.1) | 0.23 |
9 (0; 23) | 13 (2; 24) | ||
FABQwork, 0–42 | 16.1 (12.3) | 20.0 (13.9) | 0.37 |
14 (0; 42) | 21 (0; 39) | ||