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Table 4 Trunk impairment score, Functional ambulation category, Stroke specific quality of life, Trunk mobility across Control group and experimental group

From: Effect of core stabilization exercises in addition to conventional therapy in improving trunk mobility, function, ambulation and quality of life in stroke patients: a randomized controlled trial

Study group

Paired differences

T

df

p-value

Mean

SD

SE

Mean

95% CI of the difference

Lower

Upper

Conventional therapy (n = 21)

TIS post treatment—TIS pre treatment

1.05

0.49

0.11

0.82

1.27

9.65

20

.000

Core stabilization training (n = 20)

TIS post treatment—TIS pre treatment

4.50

1.43

0.32

3.83

5.17

14.05

19

.000

Conventional therapy (n = 21)

FAC post treatment—FAC pre treatment

0.48

0.51

0.11

0.24

0.71

4.26

20

.000

Core stabilization training (n = 20)

FAC post treatment—FAC pre treatment

1.15

0.81

0.18

0.77

1.53

6.32

19

.000

Conventional therapy (n = 21)

SS-QOL post treatment—SS-QOL pre treatment

15.14

10.76

2.35

10.24

20.04

6.45

20

.000

Core stabilization training (n = 20)

SS-QOL post treatment—SS-QOL pre treatment

50.10

26.45

5.94

37.72

62.48

8.47

19

.000

Conventional therapy (n = 21)

Flexion post treatment—flexion pre treatment

0.76

0.43

.09

.56

.96

8.00

20

.000

Core stabilization training (n = 20)

Flexion post treatment—flexion pre treatment

2.4

1.18

.26

1.84

2.95

9.03

19

.000

Conventional therapy (n = 21)

Extension post treatment—extension pre treatment

.95

0.66

0.14

0.65

1.26

6.5

20

.000

Core stabilization training (n = 20)

Extension post treatment—extension pre treatment

2.55

0.68

0.15

2.22

2.87

16.16

19

.000

Conventional therapy (n = 21)

Right side flexion post treatment—right side flexion pre treatment

1.05

0.97

0.21

0.60

1.49

4.93

20

.000

Core stabilization training (n = 20)

Right side flexion post treatment—right side flexion pre treatment

2.10

1.51

0.33

1.38

2.81

6.18

19

.000

Conventional therapy (n = 21)

Left side flexion post treatment—left side flexion pre treatment

0.47

0.51

0.11

0.24

0.71

4.26

20

.000

Core stabilization training (n = 20)

Left side flexion post treatment—left side flexion pre treatment

3.00

2.17

0.48

1.98

4.01

6.16

19

.000

Conventional therapy (n = 21)

Right side rotation post treatment—right side rotation pre treatment

0.95

0.80

0.18

0.58

1.32

5.42

20

.000

Core stabilization training (n = 20)

Right side rotation post treatment—right side rotation pre treatment

3.4

1.73

0.39

2.59

4.21

8.79

19

.000

Conventional therapy (n = 21)

Left side rotation post treatment—left side rotation pre treatment

1.14

0.73

0.16

0.81

1.47

7.20

20

.000

Core stabilization training (n = 20)

Left side rotation post treatment—left side rotation pre treatment

4.20

1.15

0.26

3.66

4.73

16.31

19

.000

  1. SD* = standard deviation, SE** = Standard Error, CI*** = confidence interval