Table 1.
Pre- vs posttraining outcome measures for hypertensive elderly women*
| Variable | Responders group (n=14)
|
Nonresponders group (n=13)
|
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pretraining (T1) | Posttraining (T4) | Pretraining (T1) | Posttraining (T4) | |
| Basal systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 121.60±10.38 (115.60–127.60) | 113.77±10.78 (107.54–120.00) | 118.58±9.86 (112.62–124.54) | 122.36±8.11 (117.46–127.26) |
| Basal diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 71.37±5.53 (68.17–74.56) | 70.51±6.02 (67.03–73.99) | 68.60±7.61 (64.00–73.20) | 72.13±6.83 (68.00–76.26) |
| Basal heart rate (bpm) | 71.93±12.09 (64.95–78.92) | 74.31±10.34 (68.33–80.28) | 72.40±9.93 (67.01–77.80) | 73.62±10.20 (67.45–79.79) |
| Age (years) | 68.50±6.37 (64.82–72.11) | – | 68.23±4.78 (65.34–71.12) | – |
| Body weight (kg) | 64.83±11.39 (59.24–70.42) | 64.82±11.34 (59.23–70.41) | 70.44±9.09 (64.64–76.24) | 69.83±9.41 (64.03–75.63) |
| Height (m) | 1.53±0.04 (1.50–1.56) | 1.53±0.04 (1.50–1.56) | 1.57±0.06 (1.53–1.10) | 1.58±0.07 (1.54–1.61) |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 27.41±4.10 (25.42–29.41) | 27.40±3.99 (25.41–29.39) | 28.51±3.17 (25.45–30.58) | 27.99±3.43 (25.92–30.06) |
| Body fat (%) | 37.97±6.31 (34.82–41.13) | 38.22±6.66 (35.07–41.38) | 41.25±5.29 (37.98–44.52) | 40.76±4.94 (37.48–44.03) |
| Right handgrip strength (kg) | 26.21±5.57 (23.49–28.93) | 27.28±5.31 (24.56–30.00) | 26.61±4.35 (23.78–29.44) | 27.69±4.90 (24.86–30.51) |
| Left handgrip strength (kg) | 23.71±5.70 (20.88–26.54) | 25.00±5.11 (22.17–27.82) | 23.53±5.60 (20.60–26.47) | 24.92±4.55 (21.98–27.85) |
| Relative handgrip strength (kg/IMC) | 1.23±0.29 (1.03–1.42) | 1.94±0.44 (1.75–2.14)** | 1.18±0.21 (0.97–1.38) | 1.90±0.43 (1.70–2.10)** |
| Time-up and go (s) | 6.78±0.77 (6.38–7.12) | 6.33±0.74 (5.94–6.68) | 6.59±0.70 (6.23–7.01) | 6.29±0.51 (5.93–6.70) |
| Chair stand (reps) | 15.28±2.39 (14.01–16.60) | 17.00±2.69 (15.72–18.31) | 13.69±2.21 (12.32–15.01) | 16.15±2.15 (14.78–17.47)** |
| Six-minute walking test (m) | 489.36±53.75 (465.85–514.89) | 501.85±43.09 (478.35–527.38) | 506.18±30.44 (479.64–530.54) | 492.05±50.04 (465.50–516.40) |
| Relative leg press strength (kg/IMC) | 1.38±0.22 (1.28–1.49) | 1.81±0.21 (1.70–1.92)** | 1.27±0.16 (1.16–1.38) | 1.69±0.13 (1.58–1.80)** |
| Relative chest press strength (kg/IMC) | 0.84±0.16 (0.76–0.92) | 1.16±0.18 (1.07–1.24)** | 0.75±0.9 (0.66–0.83) | 1.12±0.12 (1.04–1.21)** |
| Relative leg extension strength (kg/IMC) | 1.52±0.38 (1.32–1.72) | 1.94±0.38 (1.73–2.15)** | 1.31±0.35 (1.10–1.52) | 1.79±0.33 (1.58–2.00)** |
| Relative low row strength (kg/IMC) | 1.29±0.19 (1.17–1.40) | 1.58±0.25 (1.46–1.68)** | 1.18±0.18 (1.07–1.30) | 1.46±0.15 (1.35–1.58)** |
| Relative leg curl strength (kg/IMC) | 1.47±0.35 (1.29–1.64) | 1.72±0.39 (1.54–1.88)** | 1.39±0.27 (1.22–1.58) | 1.74±0.21 (1.58–1.93)** |
| 10 RM leg press (kg) | 37.99±7.82 (34.04–42.02) | 49.53±8.77 (45.43–53.74)** | 36.22±5.61 (32.02–40.32) | 47.30±6.65 (43.11–51.40)** |
| 10 RM chest press (kg) | 23.06±4.49 (20.63–25.65) | 31.42±4.57 (28.99–34.01)** | 21.52±4.26 (18.83–24.04) | 31.53±5.15 (28.84–34.05)** |
| 10 RM leg extension (kg) | 41.42±9.88 (35.52–47.39) | 52.61±9.99 (46.48–58.88)** | 37.61±11.82 (31.38–43.73) | 50.38±11.80 (44.15–56.50)** |
| 10 RM low row (kg) | 35.14±6.02 (32.12–38.19) | 47.78±6.09 (39.85–45.83)** | 33.69±4.71 (30.52–36.73) | 40.76±4.93 (37.59–43.81)** |
| 10 RM leg curl (kg) | 39.76±7.49 (35.20–44.03) | 46.42±8.64 (41.86–50.70)** | 39.91±9.12 (35.48–44.65) | 48.76±7.16 (44.33–53.50)** |
*
Notes: Values are expressed as mean, SD, and 95% CI for the mean.
**
Significant effect from pretraining (P<0.05).
Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; RM, repetition maximum.