Table 1.
Participants characteristics, per protocol.
|
N FiG/TsG |
FiG | TsG | Between-group differences P value |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (year) | 32/36 | 61 (11) | 58 (14) | 0.485 |
| SBP (mmHg) | 27/33 | 133 (13) | 129 (15) | 0.345 |
| DBP (mmHg) | 27/33 | 79 (8) | 78 (8) | 0.529 |
| MAP (mmHg) | 27/33 | 97 (9) | 95 (10) | 0.394 |
| RHR (b.p.m.) | 27/33 | 69 (8) | 69 (11) | 0.833 |
| Weight (kg) | 32/36 | 105.4 (28.4) | 99.7 (25.0) | 0.342 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 32/36 | 33.9 (7.4) | 32.3 (6.1) | 0.360 |
| LBM (kg) | 32/36 | 61.7 (12.4) | 58.5 (10.0) | 0.239 |
| Fat mass (kg) | 32/36 | 39.1 (16.2) | 36.8 (14.5) | 0.526 |
| Fat percentage (%) | 32/36 | 36.0 (7.3) | 35.7 (7.3) | 0.847 |
| Aerobic fitness (mlO2/min/kg) | 22/29 | 22.4 (5.9) | 21.7 (5.4) | 0.659 |
| Referral (%) | 46/65 | |||
| Hypertension | 11/13 | 23.9 | 20.0 | 0.980 |
| Diabetes | 9/15 | 19.6 | 23.1 | 0.294 |
| BMI > 35 | 8/8 | 17.4 | 12.3 | 0.718 |
| Dyslipidemia | 6/12 | 13.0 | 18.5 | 0.207 |
| Others | 12/17 | 26.1 | 26.2 | 0.882 |
Baseline characteristics. Data are presented as means (SD). SBP: systolic blood pressure. DBP: diastolic blood pressure. MAP: mean arterial pressure. RHR: resting heart rate. LBM: lean body mass. High total referral count, because of multiple referrals for some participants.