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Table 2 Results between-group and within-group differences in performance and subjective outcomes

From: User accommodation to an active microprocessor-controlled knee in individuals with unilateral transfemoral amputation: a 5-week non-randomized trial

Outcome parameter of interest

Autoregressive coefficient

Parameter estimates ± SE (p-value)

Φ

Intercept (= Current prosthesis at session 1)

Prosthetic Condition (= AMPK)

Sessions

A = session 2

B = session 3

C = session 4

D = session 5

Age

BMI

Condition:Session

A = AMPK at session 2

B = AMPK at session 3

C = AMPK at session 4

D = AMPK at session 5

L-test

 Time

0.51

−0.15 ± 7.50 (0.984)

7.88 ± 1.62

(< 0.001)

A = −0.30 ± 2.26 (0.896)

B = −1.00 ± 2.34 (0.669)

C = −1.86 ± 2.30 (0.425)

D = 1.17 ± 2.35 (0.622)

0.40 ± 0.07 (< 0.001)

0.18 ± 0.26 (0.509)

A = −0.88 ± 2.64 (0.750)

B = −2.00 ± 2.72 (0.465)

C = −0.68 ± 2.54 (0.791)

D = −3.56 ± 2.54 (0.170)

 Heart rate

0.37

81.27 ± 21.56

(0.005)

4.59 ± 5.99

(0.413)

A = −18.11 ± 7.85 (0.026)

B = −8.36 ± 8.25 (0.317)

C = 4.59 ± 7.92 (0.566)

D = 2.94 ± 7.99 (0.715)

−0.34 ± 0.21 (0.112)

1.52 ± 0.75 (0.502)

A = 18.20 ± 9.72 (0.068)

B = 5.18 ± 10.16 (0.613)

C = −11.33 ± 9.41 (0.236)

D = −8.37 ± 9.37 (0.377)

 VAS comfort

0.07*10–2

61.22 ± 50.61 (0.151)

−56.20 ± 34.24 (0.010)

A = 19.69 ± 35.94 (0.766)

B = −34.78 ± 37.19 (0.387)

C = 24.33 ± 35.95 (0.650)

D = −33.44 ± 34.24 (0.392)

−3.64 ± 4.90 (0.584)

10.08 ± 9.29 (0.247)

A = −33.62 ± 42.62 (0.537)

B = 31.12 ± 44.10 (0.621)

C = 30.90 ± 42.62 (0.602)

D = 44.52 ± 42.62 (0.282)

 VAS fatigue

0.14

28.95 ± 25.24 (0.258)

21.30 ± 9.66 (0.033)

A = 13.26 ± 11.41 (0.254)

B = 8.60 ± 12.18 (0.484)

C = 9.66 ± 11.43 (0.402)

D = 13.43 ± 11.43 (0.247)

0.69 ± 0.24 (0.006)

−1.71 ± 0.86 (0.055)

A = 5.88 ± 15.34 (0.704)

B = −6.04 ± 16.32 (0.713)

C = −16.00 ± 15.10 (0.296)

D = −9.50 ± 15.04 (0.531)

 RPE

0.21

10.68 ± 3.75 (0.007)

2.64 ± 1.30 (0.048)

A = 0.23 ± 1.59 (0.885)

B = 2.81 ± 1.69 (0.104)

C = 1.18 ± 1.59 (0.464)

D = 1.96 ± 1.60 (0.226)

0.03 ± 0.04 (0.343)

−0.15 ± 0.13 (0.244)

A = 1.91 ± 2.08 (0.363)

B = −1.49 ± 2.20 (0.503)

C = −0.99 ± 2.03 (0.631)

D = −2.11 ± 2.02 (0.302)

Slope walking

 Walking speed

0.52

4.03 ± 0.80 (< 0.001)

−0.26 ± 0.17 (0.14)

A = 0.22 ± 0.24 (0.370)

B = −0.11 ± 0.25 (0.647)

C = 0.31 ± 0.24 (0.208)

D = 0.03 ± 0.25 (0.890)

−0.05 ± 0.01 (< 0.001)

0.03 ± 0.03 (0.280)

A = 0.10 ± 0.28 (0.726)

B = 0.35 ± 0.29 (0.236)

C = 0.01 ± 0.27 (0.970)

D = 0.14 ± 0.27 (0.595)

 Heart rate

0.82

82.19 ± 37.13 (0.033)

−-1.27 ± 3.67 (0.732)

A = 5.76 ± 5.78 (0.325)

B = −10.46 ± 5.59 (0.069)

C = 1.44 ± 5.88 (0.809)

D = 3.86 ± 6.35 (0.546)

−0.75 ± 0.38 (0.057)

2.95 ± 1.34 (0.034)

A = 1.72 ± 5.86 (0.770)

B = 13.00 ± 5.86 (0.032)

C = 1.26 ± 5.61 (0.823)

D = 0.61 ± 5.79 (0.917)

 VAS comfort

0.17

2.90 ± 0.48 (< 0.001)*

0.14 ± 0.18 (0.425)*

A = 0.21 ± 0.21 (0.320)*

B = 0.08 ± 0.23 (0.718)*

C = 0.02 ± 0.21 (0.937)*

D = 0.24 ± 0.21 (0.270)*

0.01 ± 0.00 (0.104)*

0.02 ± 0.02 (0.235)*

A = −0.41 ± 0.28 (0.151)*

B = −0.38 ± 0.30 (0.216)*

C = 0.06 ± 0.28 (0.817)*

D = −0.24 ± 0.28 (0.396)*

 VAS fatigue

0.01

5666.18 ± 1895.90 (0.005)+

−214.13 ± 861.57 (0.805)+

A = 1283.19 ± 952.29 (0.185)+

B = 684.81 ± 1019.57 (0.506)+

C = 697.71 ± 952.95 (0.468)+

D = −362.88 ± 952.48 (0.705)+

17.96 ± 17.78 (0.319)+

−140.08 ± 64.00 (0.035)+

A = 565.56 ± 1336.61 (0.675)+

B = 834.46 ± 1430.49 (0.563)+

C = −67.28 ± 1335.48 (0.960)+

D = 889.69 ± 1335.11 (0.509)+

 RPE

0.70

16.05 ± 5.43 (0.005)

1.03 ± 0.79 (0.199)

A = 0.18 ± 1.19 (0.876)

B = −0.24 ± 1.18 (0.844)

C = −0.56 ± 1.21 (0.646)

D = −0.41 ± 1.27 (0.751)

−0.02 ± 0.05 (0.767)

−1046.26 ± 1940.09 (0.593)

A = 0.13 ± 1.28 (0.920)

B = 0.12 ± 1.29 (0.925)

C = -0.21 ± 1.22 (0.862)

D = −1.60 ± 1.25 (0.208)

Level walking

 Walking speed

0.60

4.93 ± 0.96 (< 0.001)

−0.29 ± 0.17 (0.101)

A = 0.19 ± 0.25 (0.468)

B = −0.15 ± 0.26 (0.556)

C = 0.31 ± 0.26 (0.230)

D = −0.29 ± 0.17 (0.556)

−0.05 ± 0.01 (< 0.001)

0.03 ± 0.03 (0.313)

A = −0.02 ± 0.28 (0.955)

B = 0.35 ± 0.29 (0.236)

C = −0.23 ± 0.27 (0.410)

D = 0.03 ± 0.28 (0.909)

 Heart rate

0.88

65.75 ± 35.99 (0.075)

−0.22 ± 2.71 (0.935)

A = 3.78 ± 4.36 (0.391)

B = −1.24 ± 4.14 (0.767)

C = 2.12 ± 4.42 (0.634)

D = 4.39 ± 4.84 (0.370)

−0.69 ± 0.37 (0.935)

3.11 ± 1.31 (0.023)

A = 5.55 ± 4.28 (0.203)

B = 2.59 ± 4.27 (0.547)

C = −0.03 ± 4.10 (0.994)

D = −2.23 ± 4.26 (0.604)

 VAS comfort

0.45

16.15 ± 25.60 (0.532)

−11.16 ± 6.17 (0.078)

A = −8.74 ± 8.40 (0.304)

B = −9.58 ± 8.74 (0.280)

C = 4.87 ± 8.51 (0.571)

D = −9.61 ± 8.64 (0.273)

0.08 ± 0.25 (0.743)

2.13 ± 0.90 (0.023)

A = −0.06 ± 10.04 (0.995)

B = 9.77 ± 10.41 (0.353)

C = −6.66 ± 9.69 (0.496)

D = 11.92 ± 9.68 (0.225)

 VAS fatigue

0.18

87.56 ± 23.72 (< 0.001)

2.48 ± 8.58 (0.774)

A = 1.60 ± 10.35 (0.878)

B = 2.39 ± 11.02 (0.829)

C = −11.83 ± 10.37 (0.261)

D = −1.80 ± 10.38 (0.863)

0.41 ± 0.23 (0.076)

−2.66 ± 0.81 (0.002)

A = 7.65 ± 13.71 (0.580)

B = −2.68 ± 14.55 (0.855)

C = 10.03 ± 13.44 (0.460)

D = −6.00 ± 13.38 (0.656)

 RPE

0.42

16.80 ± 4.10 (< 0.001)

0.30 ± 1.03 (0.776)

A = 1.73 ± 1.39 (0.221)

B = 0.89 ± 1.45 (0.545)

C = 0.27 ± 1.41 (0.850)

D = −0.48 ± 1.43 (0.741)

0.03 ± 0.04 (0.531)

−3030.45 ± 1433.16 (0.041)

A = 0.52 ± 1.68 (0.757)

B = −0.55 ± 1.75 (0.754)

C = 0.80 ± 1.63 (0.628)

D = −0.16 ± 1.62 (0.922)

Dual-task level walking

 Walking speed

0.64

4.73 ± 0.94 (< 0.001)

−0.34 ± 0.16 (0.035)

A = -0.02 ± 0.23 (0.932)

B = -0.27 ± 0.23 (0.246)

C = 0.15 ± 0.24 (0.532)

D = -0.23 ± 0.24 (0.360)

−0.05 ± 0.01 (< 0.001)

0.04 ± 0.03 (0.239)

A = 0.05 ± 0.25 (0.859)

B = 0.16 ± 0.26 (0.535)

C = −0.09 ± 0.24 (0.707)

D = 0.15 ± 0.25 (0.561)

 Heart rate

0.80

3050.11 ± 6978.12 (0.664)+

−1105.38 ± 744.13 (0.145)+

A = 185.44 ± 1161.19 (0.874)+

B = −1126.34 ± 1130.06 (0.325)+

C = 558.68 ± 1183.77 (0.640)+

D = 748.82 ± 1270.51 (0.559)+

−165.95 ± 71.25 (0.025)+

713.96 ± 251.93 (0.007)+

A = 1874.27 ± 1189.25 (0.123)+

B = 1714.81 ± 1191.12 (0.158)+

C = 661.53 ± 1138.73 (0.565)+

D = 747.74 ± 1173.90 (0.528)+

 Accuracy of dual task

0.88

145.66 ± 23.94 (< 0.001)

−1.10 ± 1.84 (0.553)

A = 1.68 ± 2.95 (0.573)

B = 2.58 ± 2.81 (0.363)

C = 7.35 ± 2.99 (0.018)

D = 1.47 ± 3.27 (0.656)

0.12 ± 0.25 (0.643)

−2.38 ± 0.87 (0.009)

A = 0.87 ± 2.90 (0.767)

B = 2.75 ± 2.89 (0.348)

C = −2.20 ± 2.78 (0.433)

D = 3.71 ± 2.89 (0.206)

 Number of responses of dual task

0.72

104.08 ± 20.53 (< 0.001)

−5.52 ± 2.81 (0.057)

A = -1.45 ± 4.26 (0.735)

B = −1.60 ± 4.23 (0.708)

C = 1.33 ± 4.35 (0.762)

D = 3.04 ± 4.59 (0.511)

−0.25 ± 0.21 (0.227)+

−1.68 ± 0.74 (0.028)

A = 9.46 ± 5.5. (0.043)

B = 5.97 ± 4.58 (0.199)

C = 10.40 ± 4.35 (0.022)

D = 5.43 ± 4.44 (0.228)

 VAS comfort

0.62

45.75 ± 34.70 (0.195)

−7.11 ± 6.06 (0.247)

A = −5.82 ± 8.83 (0.514)

B = −10.59 ± 8.96 (0.244)

C = 3.86 ± 9.01 (0.429)

D = -4.03 ± 9.34 (0.668)

0.45 ± 0.35 (0.197)

−0.28 ± 1.23 (0.821)

A = −9.23 ± 9.84 (0.354)

B = 3.50 ± 10.02 (0.729)

C = −0.99 ± 9.45 (0.917)

D = 6.75 ± 9.55 (0.483)

 VAS fatigue

0.58

60.77 ± 37.92 (0.117)

7.30 ± 7.21 (0.317)

A = 6.06 ± 10.35 (0.561)

B = 6.76 ± 10.58 (0.526)

C = 6.14 ± 10.55 (0.564)

D = −0.53 ± 10.86 (0.962)

0.32 ± 0.38 (0.407)

−1.33 ± 1.34 (0.328)

A = −2.79 ± 11.73 (0.814)

B = −1.55 ± 12.01 (0.898)

C = −8.38 ± 11.28 (0.462)

D = −2.59 ± 11.36 (0.821)

 RPE

0.30

224.16 ± 87.99 (0.015)+

−17.16 ± 27.10 (0.530)+

A = 44.54 ± 34.46 (0.204)+

B = 17.47 ± 36.44 (0.634)+

C = 12.16 ± 34.68 (0.728)+

D = 3.47 ± 34.83 (0.921)+

−0.40 ± 0.85 (0.645)+

−2.59 ± 3.05 (0.401)+

A = 33.28 ± 43.78 (0.452)+

B = 35.44 ± 46.05 (0.446)+

C = 7.31 ± 42.57 (0.865)+

D = −2.80 ± 42.34 (0.948)+

  1. RPE Rating of Perceived Exertion, VAS Visual Analogue Scale, SE standard error, BMI Body Mass Index, AMPK Active microprocessor-controlled knee. Significant p-values (α < 0.05) are in bold