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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2026 Feb 18.
Published in final edited form as: Behav Med. 2025 Jun 5;51(4):347–357. doi: 10.1080/08964289.2025.2508971

Table 2.

Raw medians and interquartile ranges of outcomes across timepoints by treatment.

PAR-Strength1 (hours)
PAR-Flexibility1 (hours)
PAR-Exercise1 (hours)
CST2 (seconds)
Walk 4M2 (seconds)
Walk 50FT (seconds)
Wellness Tai Chi Wellness Tai Chi Wellness Tai Chi Wellness Tai Chi Wellness Tai Chi Wellness Tai Chi

BL 0.00 (0.00–0.69) 0.00 (0.00–0.25) 0.00 (0.00–0.50) 0.00 (0.00–0.75) 6.88 (3.25–14.00) 9.00 (4.75–17.12) 12.00 (10.44–13.00) 12.33 (10.96–15.78) 5.55 (4.99–6.02) 5.06 (4.57–5.97) 9.52 (9.00–10.56) 9.75 (9.12–11.43)
PT 0.00 (0.00–0.00) 0.00 (0.00–0.81) 0.00 (0.00–0.00) 2.00 (0.94–2.81) 10.50 (4.25–13.25) 8.88 (6.69–13.38) 11.00 (9.57–13.85) 12.88 (10.14–17.79) 4.50 (4.00–5.06) 5.00 (4.50–5.52) 9.33 (8.50–9.73) 10.00 (9.00–12.52)
3M 0.00 (0.00–0.38) 0.00 (0.00–0.25) 0.00 (0.00–1.50) 1.25 (0.38–1.75) 8.75 (3.50–16.75) 6.50 (4.12–9.00) 11.28 (9.25–14.00) 10.12 (9.62–15.00) 4.50 (4.25–5.00) 5.00 (4.65–6.00) 9.25 (9.00–10.16) 10.00 (8.62–11.50)
9M 0.00 (0.00–0.00) 0.00 (0.00–0.50) 0.00 (0.00–0.12) 0.50 (0.00–1.25) 8.00 (3.69–18.25) 9.50 (6.75–16.00) 10.36 (9.44–12.00) 15.46 (11.37–16.46) 4.60 (4.23–4.86) 4.80 (4.57–5.82) 9.00 (8.64–9.10) 9.75 (8.23–11.40)

Interquartile ranges are presented in parentheses. Wellness: n = 26. Tai Chi: n = 27.

3 M: 3-Month Follow-up; 9 M: 9-Month Follow-Up; BL: Baseline; CST: Chair Stand Test; PAR-Exercise: Physical Activity Recall-Exercise; PAR-Flexibility: Physical Activity Recall-Flexibility; PAR-Strength: Physical Activity Recall-Strength; PT: Posttreatment; Walk 4M: 4-Meter Walk Test; Walk 50FT: 50-Foot Walk Test.

1

Computed using 7-Day Physical Activity Recall. Variable represents a sum of the total time spent engaging in the specific activity (strength training, flexibility exercise, or at least moderate exercise) per 7-day period.

2

Administered as part of the Short Physical Performance Battery.