Table 1.
Characteristics of the participants before and after the applied procedure.
| Nordic Walking | Supplemented Group | Control Group | Baseline | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseline | After 12w | p | Baseline | After 12w | p | Baseline | After 12w | p | p | |
| Age (years) | 67.8 ± 5.4 | 66.9 ± 6.2 | 68.2 ± 6.7 | 0.71 | ||||||
| Body-Weight (kg) | 68.7 ± 9.8 | 69.2 ± 9.1 | 0.11 | 69.2 ± 10.1 | 70.3 ± 10 | 0.00 | 72.4 ± 12.1 | 73.2 ± 11.8 | 0.48 | 0.34 |
| BMI (kg m−2) | 26.3 ± 3.9 | 26.5 ± 3.7 | 0.06 | 26.4 ± 3.5 | 26.8 ± 3.7 | 0.20 | 27.4 ± 3.9 | 27.9 ± 4.1 | 0.10 | 0.43 |
| Fat (kg) | 23.9 ± 7.4 | 24.4 ± 7.5 | 0.35 | 25.1 ± 7.3 | 25.9 ± 7.7 | 0.11 | 27.2 ± 7.9 | 27.6 ± 8.3 | 0.75 | 0.21 |
| Fat (%) | 34.2 ± 6.4 | 34.7 ± 7.6 | 0.37 | 35.5 ± 6.7 | 36.1 ± 7.1 | 0.33 | 36.7 ± 6.7 | 35.7 ± 8.6 | 0.37 | 0.28 |
| TBW (kg) | 32.8 ± 2.9 | 32.9 ± 3.7 | 0.91 | 32.5 ± 3.7 | 32.7 ± 3.8 | 0.90 | 33.1 ± 4.9 | 33.5 ± 4.8 | 0.33 | 0.81 |
| FFM (kg) | 44.7 ± 4 | 44.8 ± 5 | 0.93 | 44.2 ± 5 | 44.6 ± 5.1 | 0.87 | 45.1 ± 6.6 | 45.6 ± 6.5 | 0.41 | 0.80 |
Values are means (±SD); 12w—12 weeks, baseline—differences between groups at baseline, BMI—body mass index, Fat—fat mass, Fat%—percentage of body fat, TBW—total body water, FFM—free fat mass, all participants n = 94; NW group n = 33; SG group n = 27, CG group n = 34.