Table 1.
Demographic information at baseline of analyzed participants (N = 26).
| Dance group [N = 14] |
Sport group [N = 12] |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | SD | M | SD | t-value | p-value | |
| Age [years] | 67.21 | 3.78 | 68.67 | 2.57 | -1.12 | 0.272 |
| Sex [%] | 50% male | 58% male | 0.154 | 0.695 | ||
| MMSE [points] | 28.07 | 0.92 | 29.17 | 0.58 | -3.011 | 0.003 |
| BDI-II [points] | 4.5/5.54 | 3.37/2.97 | 3.75/3.39 | 3.79/3.77 | 0.53 | 0.598 |
| Education [years] | 15.40 | 2.05 | 16.10 | 1.45 | -1.395 | 0.175 |
| BMI [kg/m2] | 27.51 | 3.87 | 27.24 | 2.94 | -0.275 | 0.786 |
BMI, Body-Mass-Index; BDI-II, Becks-Depressions-Inventar II; MMSE, Mini Mental State Examination; M, Mean; SD, Standard deviation; p ≤ 0.05 = statistical significance.