Table 3: Changes in the lower limb size.
ROM: the range of motion, Upper line: mean, Lower line: standard deviation.
**p<0.01 ***p<0.001(Dunnett)
# Japanese reference value: range of values of community-dwelling Japanese women..
Japanese reference value or ROM# Right Left
D 1W 4W 12W p D 1W 4W 12W p
Calf
circumference 36.5 35.7*** 35.4*** 35.3*** 36.6 35.8*** 35.6*** 35.5***
(cm) 30–34.8 (5.5) (5.1) (5.2) (5.3) <0.001 (5.5) (5.2) (5.2) (5.3) <0.001
Ankle
circumference 29.4 29.2** 29.0*** 28.9*** 29.4 29.3** 29.2*** 29.1***
(cm) 17.7–20.5 (2.7) (2.6) (2.6) (2.5) <0.001 (2.6) (2.7) (2.7) (2.6) <0.001
Abduction of hip 42.0 42.0 42.0 42.3 42.0 42.0 42.3 42.2
(degrees) 45 (9.5) (9.5) (9.5) (8.4) 0.161 (9.5) (9.5) (8.4) (8.0) 0.573
Flexion of ankle 37.5 40.9** 41.1*** 41.7*** 37.5 40.9** 41.4*** 42.5***
(degrees) 45 (10.8) (10.3) (10.2) (8.9) <0.001 (11.8) (10.0) (8.7) (7.9) 0.002