Table 2.
Comparisons of variables between Tai Chi and Control groups at baseline
| Dependent variables | Mean ± SD
|
Significance* | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tai Chi (n = 48) | Control (n = 48) | ||
| BMI (kg/m2) | 24.14 ± 1.38 | 24.42 ± 0.71 | 0.213 |
| WHR (cm) | 0.93 ± 0.064 | 0.95 ± 0.033 | 0.202 |
| Systole (mmHg) | 145.42 ± 10.21 | 147.40 ± 8.32 | 0.301 |
| Diastole (mmHg) | 81.48 ± 6.23 | 82.19 ± 5.18 | 0.547 |
| Pulse (bpm) | 84.48 ± 6.24 | 83.08 ± 4.46 | 0.211 |
| Chair stand (stands) | 16.31 ± 2.74 | 16.33 ± 2.56 | 0.969 |
| Arm curl (times) | 16.92 ± 2.54 | 16.62 ± 2.39 | 0.564 |
| 2-minute step (steps) | 88.12 ± 8.53 | 85.75 ± 6.96 | 0.139 |
| Chair sit reach (cm) | −1.10 ± 5.68 | −1.25 ± 5.73 | 0.901 |
| Back scratch (cm) | −2.23 ± 4.25 | −1.69 ± 4.45 | 0.544 |
| 8 foot up and go (second) | 6.98 ± 0.85 | 7.16 ± 0.67 | 0.231 |
| PCS (scale) | 51.81 ± 23.28 | 48.23 ± 23.86 | 0.458 |
| MCS (scale) | 52.19 ± 18.77 | 49.65 ± 20.34 | 0.526 |
| SF-36 total (scale) | 52.31 ± 22.42 | 48.69 ± 23.40 | 0.442 |
Note:
*
Determined by ANOVA.
Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; WHR, waist–hip ratio; MCS, mental component summary; PCS, physical component summary; SF-36, Short Form-36; bpm, beats per minute.