Table 1.
Distribution and results of the participants according to the different activities.
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ALL (n = 108) |
STRENGTH PROGRAM (n = 36) |
AQUA-FITNESS PROGRAM (n = 36) |
AEROBIC EXERCISE PROGRAM (n = 36) | |||||
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| Pre-test | Post-test | Pre-test | Post-test | Pre-test | Post-test | Pre-test | Post-test | |
| Weight | 65.8 ± 8.6 | 63 ± 6.1∗∗ | 64.3 ± 8.4 | 62.2 ± 4∗∗ | 68.8 ± 3.9 | 67.6 ± 6.1∗ | 65.6 ± 11.2 | 61.8 ± 8.3∗∗∗ |
| Body Mass Index | 28.4 ± 4.1 | 26.6 ± 4∗∗ | 27.6 ± 4.1 | 25.9 ± 3.3∗∗∗ | 30.1 ± 3.1 | 29 ± 4.6∗ | 28.2 ± 4.7 | 26.1 ± 4.3∗∗∗ |
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| Rikli & Jones (Senior Fitness Test): | ||||||||
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| Strength Lower Limbs | 17.2 ± 5 | 20.6 ± 4.7∗∗∗ | 16.7 ± 3.6 | 19.8 ± 4.7∗ | 19.5 ± 5.9 | 21.3 ± 4.7 | 15.9 ± 5.1 | 20.8 ± 4.9∗∗ |
| Strength Upper Limbs | 20.9 ± 5.7 | 25.9 ± 5.7∗∗∗ | 21.1 ± 6.2 | 26.9 ± 6.3∗ | 21.8 ± 5.2 | 27.1 ± 5.5∗∗ | 20.1 ± 5.7 | 23.9 ± 4.7∗∗∗ |
| Flexibility Lower Limbs | -1 ± 8.2 | -0.9 ± 9∗ | -1.5 ± 8.6 | -1.3 ± 8.9∗ | 0.1 ± 7 | 0.9 ± 9.1∗∗ | -1.5 ± 9 | -0.5 ± 9.3∗ |
| Flexibility Upper Limbs | -9.2 ± 10.9 | -7.4 ± 10.4∗∗∗ | -11 ± 10.8 | -8.1 ± 11.9∗∗ | -6.5 ± 11.3 | -5.1 ± 8.9∗∗ | -9.4 ± 10.8 | -7 ± 10.3∗ |
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| Short Form Health Survey (SF12): | ||||||||
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| Physical function | 51.9 ± 7.7 | 54.5 ± 5.7∗∗∗ | 53.5 ± 5.8 | 54.7 ± 5.3 | 51 ± 8.2 | 53.3 ± 7.3∗ | 51.9 ± 8.6 | 54.6 ± 5.9∗∗∗ |
| Physical limitations | 39 ± 1.5 | 39.1 ± 1.7 | 39.1 ± 1.2 | 38.7 ± 1.7 | 39 ± 1 | 39.4 ± 1.6 | 38.9 ± 2 | 38.2 ± 1.9 |
| Pain | 33.4 ± 14.1 | 26.5 ± 11.5∗∗∗ | 29.3 ± 12.4 | 26.2 ± 11.5∗∗ | 35.7 ± 15.2 | 29.6 ± 13∗∗ | 34.9 ± 15 | 25 ± 10.4∗∗ |
| General health | 41.1 ± 9.7 | 47.1 ± 9∗∗ | 43.2 ± 9 | 47 ± 9.4∗∗ | 38.4 ± 11.2 | 46 ± 9.2∗∗ | 39.3 ± 8.7 | 47.3 ± 8.8∗∗ |
| Vitality | 40.7 ± 11.7 | 44.7 ± 9.1∗ | 38.7 ± 9.1 | 38.2 ± 7.9 | 37.2 ± 12.2 | 37.9 ± 10.6 | 45.6 ± 12.4 | 45.7 ± 9.1 |
| Emotional limitations | 54.3 ± 7.6 | 53.8 ± 4.5∗∗∗ | 56.6 ± 0 | 56.6 ± 0 | 52.9 ± 9.6 | 50.1 ± 2.2∗∗∗ | 53.7 ± 8.6 | 50.8 ± 7.8∗∗∗ |
| Social functions | 20.7 ± 3.8 | 21.4 ± 3.2 | 21 ± 3.6 | 21.4 ± 3.1 | 20.8 ± 3.6 | 20 ± 2.8 | 21.5 ± 2.7 | 21.9 ± 3 |
| Mental health | 49.4 ± 8.3 | 49.3 ± 7 | 49 ± 9.4 | 49.1 ± 3.9 | 50.4 ± 9.1 | 52 ± 6.7∗∗ | 49.7 ± 6.1 | 49.3 ± 7.9 |
| General physical health | 44.9 ± 4.6 | 45.2 ± 4.7∗ | 44.8 ± 4.7 | 45.5 ± 4.5 | 44.2 ± 4.3 | 45.8 ± 5.8 | 44.8 ± 4.2 | 44.9 ± 4.8 |
| General mental health | 38.6 ± 5.2 | 38.4 ± 4.6 | 38.7 ± 5.8 | 38.2 ± 4.1 | 38 ± 5 | 38.4 ± 4.3 | 40 ± 5 | 40.2 ± 5.7 |
∗p < 0.05; ∗∗p < 0.01; and ∗∗∗p < 0.001.