Table 5.

Senior fitness test at baseline and after intervention for the individuals with diabetes compared to a referent population of older adults. Data are presented as means ± standard deviation.

	Referent group	Diabetic group baseline	Diabetic group after intervention	Intervention group Cohen's d
Arm curls (repetitions)
Right arm	22.50 ± 4.57	21.75 ± 3.73	26.88 ± 4.39∗	1.659
Left arm	22.38 ± 4.50	22.0 ± 4.54	26.25 ± 4.43∗	1.223
Chair test (repetitions)	12.63 ± 2.92	11.75 ± 3.58	14.38 ± 4.81∗	0.796
Back scratch (cm)
Right side	−7.77 ± 16.75	−21.56 ± 14.21	−18.80 ± 12.87∗	0.243
Left side	−12.33 ± 9.58	−27.48 ± 15.87†	−23.33 ± 14.31∗	0.354
Chair sit-and-reach (cm)
Right leg extended	1.74 ± 9.92	−6.23 ± 8.34	0.04 ± 5.28∗	1.187
Left leg extended	2.84 ± 11.27	−6.48 ± 7.98	−0.48 ± 5.00∗	1.233
8-foot up-and-go (s)	5.81 ± 0.81	7.78 ± 2.60	6.84 ± 2.22∗	0.520
6-minute walk test (m)	554.35 ± 93.21	412.77 ± 126.76†	462.61 ± 123.32∗	0.497

^∗Significant change between pre- and posttest for diabetic group (p ≤ 0.05).

^†Significant difference between referent group and diabetic group at baseline (p ≤ 0.046). No significant differences remained at posttest.