Table 4 Comparison of SF-36 life scale pre and post 7 weeks treatment, 3 months follow-up in three groups.

From: Effect of enhanced external counterpulsation versus individual shear rate therapy on the peripheral artery functions

 

EECP

ISRT

Control

P-value

Pre

Physical Function (PF)

72.5(70.0,75.0)

65.0(57.5,75.0)

72.5(70.0,75.0)

0.070

Role-Physical (RP)

50.0(50.0,50.0)

50.0(50.0,50.0)

50.0(50.0,50.0)

1.000

Bodily Pain (BP)

62.0(51.0,62.0)

62.0(56.5,62.0)

51.0(51.0,62.0)

0.137

General Health (GH)

40.0(37.5,47.5)

40.0(40.0,43.7)

45.0(45.0,45.0)

0.049

Vitality (VT)

65.0(56.3,65.0)

55.0(50.0,65.0)

55.0(48.7,60.0)

0.044

Social Function (SF)

87.5(78.1,87.5)

87.5(75.0,87.5)

87.5(87.5,90.6)

0.297

Role Emotional (RE)

66.6(41.6,66.6)

66.6(50.0,66.6)

66.6(58.3,66.6)

0.881

Mental Health (MH)

64.0(64.0,74.0)

60.0(56.6,70.0)

60.0(59.0,65.0)

0.122

Post-7 W

Physical Function (PF)

92.5(85.0,95.0)#*

80.0(75.0,85.0)&*

70.0(70.0,75.0)

< 0.001

Role-Physical (RP)

100.0(75.0,100.0)#*

100.0(75.0,100.0)##*

50.0(43.7,50.0)

< 0.001

Bodily Pain (BP)

90.0(82.5,90.0)#*

90.0(90.0,90.0)##*

51.0(48.5,51.0)

< 0.001

General Health (GH)

69.5(67.0,72.0)#*

67.0(66.0,72.0)##*

45.0(44.2,45.0)

< 0.001

Vitality (VT)

80.0(76.25,80.0)#*

70.0(70.0,77.5)##*

57.5(55.0,65.0)

< 0.001

Social Function (SF)

100.0(100.0,100.0)*

100.0(87.5,100.0)*

100.0(87.5,100.0)

0.218

Role Emotional (RE)

100.0(100.0,100.0)#*

100.0(100.0,100.0)##*

66.6(33.3,66.6)

< 0.001

Mental Health (MH)

80.0(77.0,84.0)#*

80.0(74.0,82.0)##*

58.0(56.0,69.0)

< 0.001

Post-3 M

Physical Function (PF)

87.5(80.0,90.0)#*

80.0(77.5,87.5)*

75.0(70.0,80.0)

0.002

Role-Physical (RP)

87.5(75.0,100.0)#*

75.0(75.0,100.0)##*

50.0(43.7,75.0)*+

0.001

Bodily Pain (BP)

80.0(72.0,87.5)#*

80.0(72.0,90.0)##*

56.5(51.0,62.0)+

< 0.001

General Health (GH)

67.0(63.2,72.0)#*

72.0(66.0,72.0)##*

45.0(41.5,47.0)*+

< 0.001

Vitality (VT)

80.0(70.0,83.7)#*

75.0(70.0,80.0)##*

62.5(53.7,66.2)

0.001

Social Function (SF)

100.0(87.5,100.0)*

100.0(87.5,100.0)*

87.5(87.5,100.0)

0.283

Role Emotional (RE)

100.0(100.0,100.0)#*

100.0(66.6,100.0)*

66.6(33.3,75.0)

0.002

Mental Health (MH)

80.0(77.0,87.0)#*

76.0(76.0,84.0)##*

62.0(59.0,69.0)

< 0.001

  1. Values are presented as mean ± sd. “*” indicates significant difference between intervention in each group and baseline (P < 0.05); “+” indicates significant difference between post-3 m and post-7 w (P < 0.05). “&” indicates significant difference between EECP and ISRT (P < 0.05). “#” indicates significant difference between EECP and control (P < 0.05). “##” indicates significant difference between ISRT and control (P < 0.05).
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