Table 6.
Maximal oxygen uptake and fitness capacity 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 | ||
| Maximal oxygen uptake (ml/min/kg) | 29.0 ± 5.2 | 32.2 ± 6.7 | <0.05 | 0.52 | 27.9 ± 3.3 | 27.2 ± 5.4 | 0.463 | 0.19 | <0.05 |
| 30s arm curl with 8 Ib (times) | 29 ± 6 | 31 ± 7 | 0.071 | 0.31 | 28 ± 6 | 27 ± 7 | 0.322 | 0.15 | 0.051 |
| 30s chair stand (times) | 21 ± 6 | 25 ± 7** | <0.01 | 0.88 | 22 ± 7 | 19 ± 7 | 0.089 | 0.65 | <0.01 |
| 6-min walk (m) | 537 ± 56 | 572 ± 52** | <0.01 | 0.65 | 536 ± 68 | 543 ± 75 | 0.319 | 0.10 | <0.05 |
| Chair sit-and-reach (cm) | 5.0 ± 7.6 | 4.7 ± 6.6 | 0.717 | 0.04 | 5.2 ± 10.0 | 5.9 ± 11.1 | 0.590 | 0.07 | 0.498 |
| Back scratch (cm) | −17 ± 10 | −18 ± 10 | 0.391 | 0.10 | −15 ± 14 | −14 ± 13 | 0.726 | 0.07 | 0.423 |
| 8-foot up-and-go (s) | 5.4 ± 1.2 | 5.5 ± 1.5 | 0.590 | 0.07 | 5.7 ± 1.6 | 6.1 ± 1.8 | 0.358 | 0.23 | 0.495 |
Note: All data are presented in mean ± SD. **p < 0.01.