Effects of an adapted physical activity program in a group of elderly subjects with flexed posture: clinical and instrumental assessment

Table 2 Comprehensive geriatric assessment in Group APA (Adapted Physical Activity) and in Group NSPA (Non-Specific Physical Activity) at baseline and 3 months.

Group APA						Group NSPA
	baseline		after 3 months		p	baseline		After 3 months		p
	mean	SD	mean	SD		Mean	SD	mean	SD
Mini-Mental State Examination (max 30)	28.93	1.90	28.93	1.79	ns	28.69	1.97	28.62	2.02	ns
Geriatric Depression Scale (0–30)	5.33	4.73	4.40	5.22	ns	4.08	2.53	3.62	2.59	ns
Multidimensionall Fatigue Inventory (20–100)	38.73	13.78	34.53	15.39	ns	37.62	10.02	36.31	8.60	ns
Short Physical Performance Battery (max 12)	10.33	1.17	11.07	0.79	0.07	9.38	1.04	10.46	1.61	0.028
Barthel Index (max 100)	98.33	2.44	99.00	2.07	ns	98.85	2.19	100.00	0.00	ns
Nottingham Extended ADL Index (max 22)	20.80	1.20	21.00	1.00	ns	20.92	1.18	21.00	1.15	ns

p calculated with T-test, *p calculated with Wilcoxon test,, ns = non-significant

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