Table 3.
Individual Characteristics of the Subjects (Mean ± SD).
| Group | AE (n = 10) |
AC (n = 9) |
DE (n = 10) |
DC (n = 8) |
Sig |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (year) | 64.61 ± 3.19 | 64.54 ± 3.74 | 63.91 ± 4.17 | 64.44 ± 3.54 | 0.219 |
| Body height (cm) | 162.4 ± 6.48 | 163.3 ± 5.10 | 165.1 ± 7.11 | 162.7 ± 5.81 | 0.077 |
| Body weight (kg) | 79.51 ± 3.33 | 81.35 ± 4.71 | 78.15 ± 6.55 | 80.47 ± 2.67 | 0.145 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 31.57 ± 1.22 | 30.71 ± 0.38 | 30.60 ± 0.57 | 31.13 ± 0.88 | 0.579 |
| WHR (Ratio) | 0.92 ± 0.05 | 0.93 ± 0.04 | 0.92 ± 0.04 | 0.94 ± 0.05 | 0.098 |
| BFP (%) | 31.51 ± 4.12 | 33.11 ± 6.55 | 31.47 ± 4.34 | 30.32 ± 5.78 | 0.068 |
| Endomorph (value) | 8.7 ± 1.6 | 7.7 ± 1.8 | 8.5 ± 1.4 | 7.9 ± 1.4 | 0.135 |
| Mesomorph (value) | 6.1 ± 1.4 | 6.1 ± 1.7 | 6.0 ± 1.5 | 5.9 ± 1.9 | 0.644 |
| Ectomorph (value) | 0.3 ± 0.2 | 0.5 ± 0.4 | 0.5 ± 0.3 | 0.6 ± 0.2 | 0.805 |
WHR: Waist to Hip ratio, BFP: Body fat percentage, AE: Aquatic Exercises, DE: Dry-land Exercises, AC: Aquatic Control, DC: Dry-land Control.