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Table 3 Analyses of admission to discharge differences in assessments of physical fitness by t-tests and effect-sizes (Cohen’s d)

From: Inpatient rehabilitation for adult patients with Marfan syndrome: an observational pilot study

 

Admission

Discharge

Admission to discharge

Assessment parameter

m

sd

m

sd

na

t

p

Cohen’s d

Maximum Watt per kg body weight for at least 20 min

.54

.21

.77

.23

17

4.455

<.001

1.1

Maximum nordic walking distance in meter

1694

893

2356

666

17

3.492

<.05

0.8

  1. m mean, sd standard deviation, n sample size, t-value in t-test for repeated measurements; p level of statistical significance, Cohen’s d: effect size of pre-post-differences
  2. aData from 1 patient of the first cohort is missing