Table 1.
Body composition, fitness, cytokine, and subjective feelings of fatigue, depression, and vigor. Seventy-four subjects except for the VO2max, psychometrics, and cytokines. Sample size for each group included for those variables.
| Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | P | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre | Post | Pre | Post | Pre | Post | ||
| Age (yrs) | 65.6±3.8 | 64.2±3.4 | 64.6±3.5 | G = 0.34 | |||
| Height (cm) | 167±5.7 | 165±5.1 | 164±3.7 | G = 0.29 | |||
| Weight (kg) | 78.1±14.3 | 77.5±12.8 | 74.2±9.4 | 73.0±8.8 | 68.3±9,6 | 68.2±9.6 | T < 0.04 G < 0.02 TxG=0.33 |
| %fat | 44.6±6.4 | 43.6±6.6 | 43.3±5.4 | 41.5±4.7 | 39.5±6.3 | 38.9±6.2 | T < 0.01 G < 0.02 TxG=0.30 |
| Fat Mass (kg) | 35.5±11.4 | 34.4±10.0 | 32.4±6.8 | 30.5±6.0 | 27.5±7.4 | 27.0±7.3 | T < 0.01 G < 0.01 TxG=0.25 |
| Fat Free Mass (kg) | 42.5±4.2 | 43.1±4.5 | 41.8±4.7 | 42.5±4.6 | 40.8±3.4 | 41.2±3.6 | T < 0.01 G = 0.32 TxG=0.82 |
| Leg Press St (kg) | 90.9±25.7 | 109.5±32.7 | 95.1±20.6 | 112.3±29.1 | 93.5±25.9 | 116.3±26.2 | T < 0.01 G = 0.84 TxG=0.57 |
| Bench Press St (kg) | 22.2±4.9 | 25.4±6.7 | 24.3±6.3 | 28.5±6.5 | 24.2±5.6 | 29.2±6.9 | T < 0.01 G = 0.15 TxG=0.39 |
| VO2max (ml/kg/min) | 21.8±4.5 | 22.3±4.7 (N=24) | 22.6±4.7 | 24.4±3.7 (n=24) | 23.7±4.3 | 24.7±5.1 (n=21) | T < 0.01 G = 0.20 TxG=0.26 |
| IL-6 | 2.0±1.4 | 1.7±1.1 (n=16) | 1.5±0.6 | 1.5±0.6 (n=18) | 2.4±2.3 | 2.3±2.8 (n=16) | T = 0.41 G = 0.30 TxG=0.73 |
| CRP | 2.5±2.2 | 2.7±2.5 (n=16) | 2.6±3.0 | 2.1±2.3 (n=18) | 3.7±3.6 | 3.6±3.6 (n=16) | T = 0.75 G =0.38 TxG=0.71 |
| TNF-α | 6.3±2.1 | 6.1±2.3 (n=16) | 6.9±2.4 | 6.7±2.3 (n=18) | 6.7±2.3 | 6.7±2.4 (n=16) | T =0.56 G =0.71 TxG=0.90 |
| Fatigue | 4.5±6.0 | 3.7±3.3 (n=20) | 4.7±2.9 | 4.5±3.6 (n=17) | 4.1±3.8 | 3.4±3.4 (n=18) | T = 0.27 G = 0.79 TxG=0.86 |
| Depression | 3.1±4.4 | 2.8±3.8 (n=20) | 2.9±3.1 | 3.6±3.6 (n=17) | 2.9±3.9 | 2.2±2.3 (n=18) | T = 0.83 G = 0.78 TxG=0.56 |
| Vigor | 19.4±4.2 | 21.0±4.7 (n=20) | 16.6±4.9 | 18.6±4.9 (n=17) | 19.4±5.5 | 21.0±5.4 (n=18) | T < 0.01 G = 0.14 TxG=0.97 |