Table 1.
Characteristics of the participants and functional fitness results in both the exercise groups, at baseline and after the 24-week exercise intervention
| Factors | Exercise group 1 (EG1) N=15
|
Exercise group 2 (EG2) N=13
|
p<0.05 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseline
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After intervention
|
Baseline
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After intervention
|
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| Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | ||
| Body weight (N) | 653.01±81.23 | 647.78±80.04 | 676.3±88.8 | 674.0±82.8 | |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 27.2±3.5 | 26.4±3.3 | 28.0±2.5 | 27.6±2.6 | |
| Vigorous walking (score units) | 5.3±12.0 | 9.7±12.6 | 15.4±16.2 | 9.6±9.6 | |
| Walking (score units) | 9.3±5.2 | 11.2±7.7 | 13.0±12.8 | 18.6±13.7 | ¤ |
| Moving (score units) | 10.5±3.2 | 11.2±2.4 | 12.8±1.4 | 13.1±1.5 | ¥ |
| Standing (score units) | 7.9±1.8 | 8.4±1.9 | 9.0±1.0 | 9.3±1.0 | |
| Sitting (score units) | 2.3±0.8 | 2.3±0.8 | 2.3±0.5 | 2.1±0.5 | |
| YPAS total (score units) | 51.3±12.6 | 42.7±16.5 | 52.4±17.8 | 52.6±15.4 | |
| 30 sec chair-stand (number of repetitions) | 15.3±3.7 | 16.4±2.8 | 16.3±3.1 | 21.2±5.8 | ¥,§ |
| 8 ft up&go (score units) | 5.5±1.2 | 5.0±0.7 | 4.8±0.8 | 5.1±0.8 | |
| 2-min walking (score units) | 105.9±21.4 | 111.7±17.5 | 110.8±21.5 | 111.8±25.1 | |
| FAB1 (score units) | 4.00±0.0 | 4.0±0.0 | 4.0±0.0 | 4.0±0.0 | |
| FAB2 (score units) | 3.3±1.0 | 3.7±0.5 | 3.3±1.0 | 3.6±0.7 | |
| FAB3 (score units) | 3.2±1.2 | 3.3±1.2 | 3.3±1.0 | 3.3±0.8 | |
| FAB4 (score units) | 3.7±1.0 | 3.7±0.6 | 3.9±0.3 | 3.9±0.3 | |
Notes:
¥
Significant differences between EG1 and EG2 after intervention;
¤
significant differences between baseline and after intervention in EG1;
§
significant differences between baseline and after intervention in EG2. “30 sec chair-stand” (CS), lower limbs strength test; “8 foot up&go” (UP), agility test; “2-min walking”, aerobic endurance test; FAB1 and FAB2, dynamic balance tests; FAB3 and FAB4, static balance tests.
Abbreviations: EG, exercise group; YPAS, Yale Physical Activity Survey.