Table 2.
Baseline demographic characteristics and training compliance
| Variable | DANCE | MEMORY | PHYS | P-value, two tailed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | 24 | 22 | 25 | |
| Sex, female | 14, 58.3% | 16, 72.7% | 16, 64.0% | 0.602 |
| Age, years | 77.3 (6.3) | 78.5 (5.1) | 80.8 (4.7) | 0.079t |
| Height, cm | 165.1 (7.7) | 163.9 (8.5) | 162.0 (8.9) | 0.425 |
| Weight, kg | 75.8 (12.3) | 73.6 (9.4) | 69.5 (14.1) | 0.198 |
| BMI, kg/m2 | 23.0 (3.6) | 22.4 (2.2) | 21.4 (3.9) | 0.259 |
| MMSE, score | 28.4 (1.4) | 28.3 (1.2) | 28.0 (1.7) | 0.533 |
| Total training compliance | 84.3% (12.7%) | 86.1% (9.1%) | 87.1% (7.9%) | 0.633 |
| (52 sessions) | ||||
| Home-training compliance | 79.9% (23.0%) | 90.0% (14.8%) | 83.5% (18.4%) | 0.201 |
| (eight sessions) |
Notes: Data are means (± standard deviations in brackets) or numbers. Bold values indicate significance or trend.
t
P<0.10 trend.
Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; DANCE, virtual reality video game dancing; MEMORY, treadmill walking with simultaneous verbal memory training; MMSE, Mini-Mental State Examination; PHYS, treadmill walking.