Table 3– Within-group changes in exercise capacity outcomes
Water-based exercise training group#Land-based exercise training group#Control group#
BaselineFollow-upChangep-valueBaselineFollow-upChangep-valueBaselineFollow-upChangep-value
ESWT m271±153591±367321 (123–518)0.004222±149339±299117 (-3–236)0.055396±423345±261-50 (-240–140)0.580
6MWT m349±91397±6848 (27–70)<0.001300±142343±13143 (22–63)0.001364±88347±94-16 (-34–1)0.060
ISWT m186±93235±9649 (26–73)0.001165±119178±10213 (-16–43)0.350195±96195±104-1 (-24–22)0.951
  • Data are presented as mean±sd or mean (95% CI), unless otherwise stated. ESWT: endurance shuttle walk test; 6MWT: 6-min walk test; ISWT: incremental shuttle walk test. #: n=15; : from paired t-test.