Table 5.
Maximal oxygen uptake and fitness capacity of the participants (Women).
| Variables |
Exercise group (n = 11) |
Control group (n = 13) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before | After | P for within-group comparison | Effect size | Before | After | P for within-group comparison | Effect size | P for time x group | |
| Maximal oxygen uptake (ml/min/kg) | 27.7 ± 4.1 | 31.1 ± 5.2 | <0.05 | 0.72 | 28.0 ± 4.0 | 27.5 ± 4.1 | 0.683 | 0.13 | <0.05 |
| 30s arm curl with 5 Ib (times) | 21 ± 3 | 24 ± 4 | 0.104 | 0.85 | 22 ± 5 | 23 ± 4 | 0.816 | 0.22 | 0.189 |
| 30s chair stand (times) | 19 ± 5 | 23 ± 4*** | <0.001 | 0.88 | 20 ± 3 | 19 ± 4 | 0.329 | 0.28 | <0.001 |
| 6-min walk (m) | 512 ± 72 | 538 ± 63* | <0.05 | 0.38 | 495 ± 69 | 491 ± 76 | 0.658 | 0.06 | <0.05 |
| Chair sit-and-reach (cm) | 3.9 ± 6.1 | 4.7 ± 4.5 | 0.443 | 0.15 | 5.4 ± 6.7 | 7.9 ± 6.2* | <0.05 | 0.39 | 0.283 |
| Back scratch (cm) | −13 ± 11 | −14 ± 10* | <0.05 | 0.10 | −16 ± 13 | −16 ± 14 | 0.637 | 0.01 | 0.061 |
| 8-foot up-and-go (s) | 5.8 ± 1.4 | 6.4 ± 1.0 | 0.111 | 0.49 | 6.0 ± 1.8 | 6.3 ± 1.5 | 0.413 | 0.18 | 0.611 |
Note: All data are presented in mean ± SD. *p < 0.05; ***p < 0.001.