Table 2.
Age and body composition variables of the participants (Men).
| Variables |
Exercise group (n = 14) |
Control group (n = 11) |
P for time x group | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before | After | P for within-group comparison | Effect size | Before | After | P for within-group comparison | Effect size | ||
| Age (years) | 63.9 ± 6.1 | 62.6 ± 3.8 | |||||||
| Body height (cm) | 169.1 ± 6.2 | 169.0 ± 6.2 | 0.336 | 0.02 | 170.8 ± 4.7 | 170.6 ± 5.0 | 0.113 | 0.04 | 0.296 |
| Body mass (kg) | 76.8 ± 7.9 | 73.5 ± 7.1*** | <0.001 | 0.44 | 77.3 ± 7.1 | 78.5 ± 8.4 | 0.171 | 0.15 | <0.001 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 26.9 ± 2.1 | 25.7 ± 1.9*** | <0.001 | 0.60 | 26.5 ± 2.1 | 27.0 ± 2.7 | 0.120 | 0.21 | <0.001 |
| Fat% | 34.6 ± 4.6 | 31.2 ± 5.1** | <0.01 | 0.70 | 34.5 ± 6.4 | 35.7 ± 6.4 | 0.184 | 0.19 | <0.01 |
| Fat mass (kg) | 26.7 ± 5.0 | 23.0 ± 4.7* | <0.001 | 0.76 | 26.8 ± 6.3 | 28.1 ± 6.0 | 0.099 | 0.21 | <0.001 |
| Fat-free mass (kg) | 50.1 ± 5.0 | 50.5 ± 5.6 | 0.681 | 0.08 | 50.5 ± 5.4 | 50.4 ± 6.8 | 0.905 | 0.02 | 0.713 |
| Abdominal subcutaneous fat area (cm2) | 214.4 ± 39.7 | 192.7 ± 40.6** | <0.01 | 0.54 | 213.7 ± 69.4 | 220.5 ± 68.1 | 0.090 | 0.10 | <0.01 |
| Abdominal visceral fat area (cm2) | 106.2 ± 33.5 | 91.8 ± 29.6 | <0.05 | 0.46 | 103.9 ± 44.8 | 112.4 ± 47.1 | <0.01 | 0.18 | <0.01 |
| Waist circumstance (cm) | 96.3 ± 7.8 | 91.4 ± 7.9*** | <0.001 | 0.62 | 93.9 ± 11.8 | 93.6 ± 9.4 | 0.807 | 0.03 | <0.01 |
| Hip circumstance (cm) | 100.4 ± 4.6 | 100.0 ± 5.7 | 0.654 | 0.08 | 99.0 ± 6.0 | 100.2 ± 7.7 | 0.620 | 0.17 | 0.492 |
| Waist-hip ratio | 0.96 ± 0.06 | 0.91 ± 0.06*** | <0.001 | 0.83 | 0.95 ± 0.08 | 0.94 ± 0.08 | 0.610 | 0.13 | 0.155 |
Note: All data are presented in mean ± SD. BMI, body mass index. *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001.