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Published in final edited form as: Exp Gerontol. 2013 Jul 4;48(9):10.1016/j.exger.2013.06.007. doi: 10.1016/j.exger.2013.06.007

Table 3.

Effects of Lifestyle Interventions on Perceived Changes in Functional Status Measured by Self-Report Assessments in Obese Older Adults.

Study	N	Age Range (years)	BMI Range (kg/m²)	Intervention	Contact Frequency	Length (weeks)	Physical Function Measure	Self-Report Improvements	p-value
Jensen et al. (2004)	26	≥60	≥30.0	CR	wk	12	SF36
							-Physical Function	8.7%	<.05
Messier et al. (2004)	316	≥60	≥28.0	PA	wk/bi-wk	78	WOMAC	12%	ns
				CR				18%	<.05
				CR+PA				24%	<.05
Miller et al. (2006)	87	≥60	≥30.0	CR+PA	wk	26	WOMAC
							-Sum^*	11.2%	n/a
							-Physical Function^*	12.4%	n/a
Villareal et al. (2006)	27	≥65	≥30.0	CR+PA	wk	26	FSQ^*	4.7%	.005
							SF36
							-Physical Function^*	23.2%	<.001
							-Role Limitations^*	23.6%	<.05
							-Bodily Pain^*	10.4%	.001
Villareal et al. (2011)	107	≥65	≥30.0	CR	wk	52	FSQ^*	3.6%	<.001
				PA				5.0%	<.01
				CR+PA				7.5%	<.001

CR= Caloric Restriction; PA=Physical Activity; wk= weekly; WOMAC = Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index; SF36= Medical Outcomes Survey 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey; FSQ= Functional Status Questionnaire.

Significant Between Group Difference p<.05;

^**

Significant Between Group Difference p<.01