Table 1 Comparison of muscle strengtha between women who received non-neurotoxic chemotherapy vs neurotoxic chemotherapy (n=231)

From: Comment on: ‘Subgroup effects in a randomized trial of different types and doses of exercise during breast cancer chemotherapy’

 

Chemotherapeutic agent

 
 

Not neurotoxic

n=173

Neurotoxic

n=58

 
 

Mean rank

Mean rank

P -value

Vertical row (1-RM kg−1)

112.4

105.2

0.463

Leg press (1-RM kg−1)

115.2

110.4

0.629

Chest press (1-RM kg−1)

75.5

58.9

0.087

Pull over (1-RM kg−1)

33.2

33.8

0.913

Fly (1-RM kg−1)

74.3

53.3

0.026

Lunge (1-RM kg−1)

98.0

91.4

0.491

  1. aMuscle strength was measured with the ‘one-repetition maximum’ (1-RM), which means the maximal weight that a person can replace at one-repetition.
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