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. 2015 Feb 19;10(2):e0118535. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0118535

Table 2. Means and SD of outcome measures for each group before and after the intervention period.

YA HRT BAL CON
Pre Pre Post Pre Post Pre Post
BLD [%] -3.9 (5.9) -18.7 (6.2) -5.1 (6.8) -11.9 (5.9) -7.2 (5.5) -19.3 (11.3) -17.4 (7.3)
MIF-ULL [N] 1223 (167) 784 (168) 860 (159) 788 (74) 833 (102) 824 (197) 768 (168)
MIF-ULR [N] 1263 (207) 807 (164) 870 (173) 808 (137) 873 (111) 848 (220) 802 (183)
MIF-BL [N] 2389 (386) 1294 (256) 1641 (306) 1371 (197) 1565 (194) 1348 (340) 1293 (288)

Note: values are means and standard deviations (SD) in bracket. HRT = bilateral heavy-resistance strength training, BAL = predominately unilateral balance training, CON = old adults control group, YA = young adults control group, BLD = bilateral deficit, MIF-BL = maximal voluntary isometric force of both legs, MIF-ULL = maximal voluntary isometric force of the left leg, MIF-ULR = maximal voluntary isometric force of the right leg