Table 1 Study outcomes among 40 participants with cerebral palsy at baseline and after a 20-week training period on the Galileo vibration plate.

From: Effects of whole-body vibration training on physical function, bone and muscle mass in adolescents and young adults with cerebral palsy

   

Baseline

Post-training

p-value

DXA (n = 39)

Weight

(kg)

53.13 ± 2.74

53.94 ± 2.66

0.013

BMI

(kg/m2)

21.93 ± 0.79

21.97 ± 0.76

0.79

Fat mass

Total (kg)

15.22 ± 1.87

15.23 ± 1.85

0.97

Lean mass

Total (kg)

36.00 ± 1.98

36.77 ± 1.96

0.0003

Trunk (kg)

17.27 ± 0.95

17.68 ± 0.94

0.004

Lower limbs (kg)

10.74 ± 0.65

10.98 ± 0.63

0.012

BMC

Total (g)

2097 ± 120

2145 ± 120

0.0001

Lumbar spine (g)

51.85 ± 3.39

54.51 ± 3.33

0.0003

Lower limbs (g)

642 ± 39

655 ± 38

<0.0001

Femur (g)

25.43 ± 1.45

25.68 ± 1.43

0.20

BMD

Total (g/cm2)

1.060 ± 0.025

1.068 ± 0.024

0.013

Lumbar spine (g/cm2)

1.095 ± 0.042

1.109 ± 0.042

0.003

Lower limbs (g/cm2)

1.048 ± 0.033

1.071 ± 0.033

<0.0001

Femur (g/cm2)

0.954 ± 0.034

0.969 ± 0.035

0.034

pQCT (n = 26)

BMD

Tibia 20% (mg/cm3)

687 ± 34

686 ± 34

0.77

Tibia 50% (mg/cm3)

754 ± 28

755 ± 29

0.82

SSIp

Tibia 20% (mm3)

854 ± 117

863 ± 116

0.11

Tibia 50% (mm3)

1274 ± 178

1280 ± 177

0.83

Muscle area

Leg 20% (mm2)

1442 ± 126

1523 ± 123

0.0006

Leg 50% (mm2)

3538 ± 396

3672 ± 390

0.0009

Functional tests

Chair test (n = 37)

Velocity (m/s)

0.56 ± 0.07

0.58 ± 0.07

0.57

Time (s)

8.54 ± 0.82

7.03 ± 0.65

0.0004

Power (kW)

6.18 ± 0.78

6.57 ± 0.83

0.060

Jump test (n = 29)

Jump height (m)

0.22 ± 0.02

0.25 ± 0.02

0.33

Maximum power (kW)

1.40 ± 0.12

1.46 ± 0.12

0.16

Balance test (n = 35)

Both legs area (cm2)

2.55 ± 0.42

2.27 ± 0.34

0.18

  1. Data are means ± standard errors of the mean. P-values refer to the changes from baseline, and statistically significant results at p < 0.05 are shown in bold. DXA, whole-body dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry; BMC, bone mineral content; BMD, bone mineral density; BMI, body mass index; pQCT, peripheral quantitative computed tomography; SSIp, polar stress-strain index. Note that certain participants were not able to perform all assessments or the quality of the data gathered (particularly for the pQCT) was too low for inclusion in the analyses.
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