Table 2.
Characteristics of elderly women before and after 24 sessions of training; women performing a single set (1-SET, n=11) and those performing three sets (3-SET, n=8)
| Before
|
After
|
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1-SET | 3-SET | 1-SET | 3-SET | |
| Age | 67.1±3.7 | 69.4±6.0 | ||
| Body mass (kg) | 65.1±12.1 | 63.9±8.1 | 65.7±11.9 | 64.3±8.3 |
| Height (cm) | 153±0.1 | 152±0.1 | 153±0.1 | 152±0.1 |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 27.9±4.0 | 27.7±3.6 | 27.9±3.9 | 27.8±3.5 |
| Abdomen (cm) | 95.7±11.9 | 96.8±7.5 | 94.1±11.2 | 94.1±6.9 |
| Waist (cm) | 85.2±10.7 | 86.4±8.6 | 84.7±9.1 | 84.7±7.5 |
| %G (body fat percentage) | 40.9±2.7 | 40.0±1.9 | 39.0±2.7 | 39.0±2.1 |
Note: Data are presented as mean ± standard deviation.