Clinical Study
The Effects of Aquatic Exercises on Physical Fitness and Muscle Function in Dialysis Patients
Table 3
Results of Fullerton test before and after aquatic gymnastics.
| Fullerton test |
Before water exercises |
After 3-month water exercises | Student’s -test | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | | value |
| Eight foot up and go [s] | 7.02 | 3.02 | 5.80 | 1.48 | 2.240 | 0.050 | Arm curl [n] | 15.8 | 4.7 | 18.4 | 5.3 | 7.005 | <0.001 | Chair stand [n] | 12.3t | 4.1 | 15.5 | 4.8 | 6.550 | <0.001 | Back scratch [cm] | 10.9 | 11.8 | 8.1 | 9.0 | 2.950 | 0.016 | Chair seat and reach [cm] | 5.5 | 2.4 | 4.0 | 2.6 | 5.582 | <0.001 | 6-minute walk test [m] | 345.0 | 101.0 | 424.5 | 76.0 | 3.185 | 0.011 |
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