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. 2023 Jun 2;11:1180901. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1180901

Table 2.

Characterization of the participants at the pre and post experimental period moments.

MT (n = 52) MFT (n = 43) CG (n = 47)
Pre Post Effect size Pre Post Effect size Pre Post Effect size
Age (years) 63.1 ± 5.5 63.4 ± 5.6 64.0 ± 4.9
Body mass (kg)b 75.1 ± 14.4 73.8 ± 12.8 −0.096 74.7 ± 16.0 72.1 ± 15.8 −0.164 76.1 ± 18.8 79.3 ± 10.0 0.222
BMI (kg/m2)a 29.4 ± 5.0 29.2 ± 4.7 −0.041 28.4 ± 4.7 27.9 ± 5.3 −0.100 25.3 ± 2.7 28.4 ± 4.1$#* 0.912
Height (m) 1.56 ± 7.0 1.59 ± 6.9 1.58 ± 7.80
SBP (mmHg)a 131.9 ± 21.3 129.0 ± 10.2 −0.184 129.2 ± 18.8 123.5 ± 15.4* −0.333 135.6 ± 17.9 136.5 ± 12.4# 0.059
DBP (mmHg)a 76.8 ± 10.6 76.8 ± 8.3 0.000 76.6 ± 10.6 71.9 ± 10.0 −0.456 73.8 ± 10.1 79.1 ± 6.3#* 0.646
MBQE (scores)b 6.9 ± 5.3 11.7 ± 7.5 0.750 6.3 ± 5.4 12.6 ± 5.0 1.212 6.4 ± 5.0 8.6 ± 7.6 0.349
PA (accelerometer, counts)a 382 ± 1,361 877 ± 401* 0.562 386 ± 176 961 ± 401*$ 1.993 348 ± 171 592 ± 365# 0.911
Light level of physical activity (accelerometer, counts) 2,358 ± 661 3,840 ± 2524* 0.803 2,410 ± 754 4,863 ± 2149*$ 1.523 2,287 ± 545 2,667 ± 2,282$#* 0.232
Moderate level of physical activity (accelerometer, counts) 65 ± 77 231 ± 208* 1.058 66 ± 87 242 ± 228*$ 1.101 63 ± 53 214 ± 199$#* 1.036
Vigorous physical activity level (accelerometer, counts) 0.16 ± 0.57 5.14 ± 3.03* 2.284 0.19 ± 0.66 7.48 ± 2.75*$ 3.645 0.21 ± 0.67 0.52 ± 0.72$#* 0.445
Sedentary behavior (accelerometer, counts) 5,851 ± 1,453 16,415 ± 25819* 0.577 5,975 ± 1,310 21,975 ± 31758*$ 0.711 5,558 ± 1739 7,588 ± 3,609$#* 0.716

MT, multicomponent training; MFT, multicomponent and flexibility training; CG, control group; BMI, body mass index; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; WC, waist circumference; HC, hip circumference; BF, body fat; MBQE, modified Baecke questionnaire for the older adults; PA, physical activity.

a

Interaction between time and group (p < 0.05).

b

Time effect (p < 0.05).