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) |
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| Wellness | Tai Chi | Wellness | Tai Chi | Wellness | Tai Chi | Wellness | Tai Chi | Wellness | Tai Chi | Wellness | Tai Chi | |
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| 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.
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.
Administered as part of the Short Physical Performance Battery.