Clinical Study
The Effects of Aquatic Exercises on Physical Fitness and Muscle Function in Dialysis Patients
Table 5
Peak torque of flexor and extensor muscles of the knee joint at different angular velocities.
| | | | Increase muscle strength | Friedman test | Move | Parameter | Leg | 60°/s | 180°/s | 300°/s | | | | | | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | | value |
| Extension | Peak torque [N-m] | Right | 6.53 | 3.99 | 4.69 | 2.80 | 1.55 | 1.07 | 7.75 | 0.021 | Left | 1.38 | 10.80 | 2.70 | 4.28 | 2.61 | 3.01 | 2.25 | 0.325 | Peak torque/body weight [%] | Right | 18.31 | 11.57 | 9.10 | 3.69 | 1.30 | 1.18 | 10.75 | 0.005 | Left | 10.84 | 22.75 | 4.68 | 6.66 | 1.08 | 7.21 | 9.00 | 0.011 |
| Flexion | Peak torque [N-m] | Right | 5.56 | 4.71 | 5.18 | 5.20 | 0.86 | 1.32 | 7.00 | 0.030 | Left | 3.73 | 7.03 | 5.59 | 5.58 | 1.28 | 0.84 | 4.75 | 0.093 | Peak torque/body weight [%] | Right | 10.01 | 6.05 | 5.14 | 3.88 | 0.71 | 1.73 | 10.75 | 0.005 | Left | 5.54 | 11.65 | 4.78 | 2.83 | 1.76 | 1.05 | 3.25 | 0.197 |
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