Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of participants (mean ± SD, n%).
| Characteristics | Mean ± SD or n% |
|---|---|
| Sample size | 24 |
| Age (years) | 54.71 ± 8.04 |
| Age range (years) | 41–75 |
| Height (cm) | 170.4 ± 5.0 |
| Weight (kg) | 75.0 ± 8.8 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 25.3 ± 2.3 |
| Tai Chi practice experience (years) | 17.46 ± 14.24 years |
| Range of practice experience (years) | 2–60 |
| Daily practice (hours) | 1.5 ± 1.2 |
| Range of daily practice (hours) | 0.5–6 |
| Education | |
| Post-secondary and higher education | 25% |
| Others | 75% |
| Medication | |
| No medication | 75% |
| Antihypertensive drugs | 25% |
| Weekly alcohol consumption | |
| 0–≤25 g per week | 38% |
| 25–≤50 g per week | 29% |
| 250–≤350 g per week | 8% |
| ≥350 g per week | 25% |
| Smoking status | |
| Non-smoker | 87.5% |
| Very-light smoker (<6 cigarettes per day) | 12.5% |