Table 5.

Effectiveness of intervention on Physical Function and Biochemical Indices

Parameters	WESIHAT 2.0© group (n = 25)	Control group (n = 25)	Group effect			Time effect			Interaction effect
			P	${\eta }_p^2$	Power	p	${\eta }_p^2$	Power	p	${\eta }_p^2$	Power
Gait Speed (s)
Baseline	5.09±0.83	5.40±1.45	0.428	0.026	0.121	0.018*	0.181	0.814	0.612	0.020	0.127
3rd month	5.45±0.76	5.73±1.25
6th month	5.05±1.26	5.12±1.52
Two-Minute Step Test
Baseline	84.39±18.83	87.15±17.48	0.266	0.064	0.278	0.465	0.038	0.174	0.266	0.064	0.278
3rd month	83.89±18.7	80.62±13.54
6th month	493.39±18.24	88.85±14.16
Hand Grip
Baseline	23.25±5.97	24.03±9.04	0.574	0.012	0.085	0.060	0.102	0.553	0.602	0.019	0.130
3rd month	22.09±6.77	23.67±8.51
6th month	23.97±5.95	25.20±9.61
Chair Stand Test
Baseline	13.26±2.83	13.54±4.22	0.135	0.094	0.317	0.935	0.003	0.060	0.693	0.016	0.106
3rd month	13.53±2.93	12.46±2.67
6th month	13.42±3.01	12.54±2.03
Chair Sit and Reach
Baseline	1.51±7.87	1.15±5.76	0.684	0.006	0.068	0.166	0.067	0.370	0.972	0.001	0.054
3rd month	–0.56±9.95	–1.66±10.38
6th month	1.31±5.37	0.04±8.63
TUG (s)
Baseline	8.59±1.65	9.05±2.36	0.369	0.031	0.143	0.105	0.083	0.455	0.589	0.020	0.134
3rd month	9.41±1.55	9.68±1.83
6th month	8.07±2.83	8.52±2.70
Back Scratch Test (cm)
Baseline	–6.67±8.01	–14.19±11.85	0.027*	0.174	0.616	0.495	0.027	0.164	0.753	0.011	0.093
3rd month	–7.97±10.18	–14.03±11.75
6th month	–6.08±9.80	–14.34±12.83									0.203
PASE
Baseline	88.45±34.31	86.18±38.38	0.081	0.109	0.417	0.484	0.027	0.168	0.400	0.033
3rd month	101.46±37.67	84.07±39.92
6th month	107.08±67.37	84.44±47.71
IADL
Baseline	14.00±0.00	13.81±0.40	0.073	0.114	0.435	0.188	0.060	0.347	0.741	0.011	0.095
3rd month	14.00±0.00	13.25±1.18
6th month	14.00±0.00	13.50±2.00
Total Cholesterol
Baseline	5.29±1.02	5.21±1.24	0.964	0.000	0.050	0.992	0.000	0.051	0.791	0.009	0.085
3rd month	4.81±0.90	5.04±1.75
6th month	5.05±0.71	5.31±1.26
LDL-C
Baseline	3.22±0.97	3.17±1.03	0.816	0.002	0.056	0.468	0.030	0.174	0.343	0.042	0.231
3rd month	2.87±0.84	3.20±1.28
6th month	3.00±0.78	3.27±1.11
TC/HDL
Baseline	3.56±0.77	3.95±1.08	0.594	0.292	0.081	0.284	0.049	0.267	0.956	0.002	0.056
3rd month	3.72±1.03	4.05±1.58
6th month	3.64±0.64	4.04±1.27
Malondialdehyde
Baseline	0.03±0.02	0.02±0.02	0.339	0.040	0.155	0.106	0.093	0.454	0.186	0.071	0.347
3rd month	0.01±0.01	0.01±0.01
6th month	0.01±0.004	0.02±0.01
Superoxide dismutase
Baseline	0.06±0.02	0.06±0.04	0.628	0.010	0.076	0.098	0.096	0.467	0.901	0.005	0.065
3rd month	0.04±0.01	0.04±0.02
6th month	0.05±0.01	0.06±0.02

^*p < 0.05 significant using two-way repeated measure ANOVA adjusted for age, education years, digit span scale score, Trail Making Test B, triglyceride, high density lipoprotein, and fasting blood sugar. TUG, Timed Up and Go Test; PASE, Physical Activity Scale for Elderly; IADL, Instrumental Activity of Daily Living; LDL-C, low density lipoprotein cholesterol; TC, total cholesterol; HDL, high density lipoprotein cholesterol; NS, not significant using two-way repeated measure ANOVA adjusted for age, education years, digit span scale score, trail making test B, triglyceride, high density lipoprotein and fasting blood sugar.