Table 1.
Age and blood pressure and body mass index by group.
| Control n = 23 |
Tai Chi n = 31 |
Walking n = 43 |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 66.4 ± 4 | 66.7 ± 3.8 | 66.8 ± 3.9 |
| SBP (mm/Hg) | |||
| Baseline | 121 ± 23 | 117 ± 12 | 127 ± 15 |
| Postintervention | 124 ± 10 | 111 ± 13* | 123 ± 13 |
| DBP (mm/Hg) | |||
| Baseline | 77 ± 12 | 74 ± 8 | 76 ± 9 |
| Postintervention | 75 ± 5 | 74 ± 10 | 75 ± 8 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | |||
| Baseline | 27 ± 3 | 28 ± 5 | 28 ± 5 |
| Postintervention | 27 ± 4 | 27 ± 5 | 27 ± 6 |
SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; BMI: body mass index. ANOVA test, one time, *P = 0.001.