Table 3.
Baseline data and changes in secondary (explanatory) study endpoints in the high intensity resistance exercise training group (HIT-RT) versus the control groups (CG). MV (95%-CI): mean value (95%-confidence interval). * unadjusted p-values.
| CG MV (95% CI) |
HIT-RT MV (95% CI) |
Difference MV (95% CI) |
p-Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skeletal Muscle Mass Index (SMI) (kg/m2) | ||||
| Baseline | 6.89 (6.74 to 7.02) | 7.01 (6.85 to 7.16) | ------------- | 0.671 |
| Changes | −0.09 (−0.16 to −0.02) | 0.26 (0.18 to 0.33) | 0.34 (0.23 to 0.45) | <0.001 * |
| Handgrip strength (kg) | ||||
| Baseline | 30.0 ± 4.3 | 30.7 ± 5.1 | ------------- | 0.675 |
| Changes | −0.52 (−1.60 to 0.53) | 2.13 (0.91 to 3.39) | 2.65 (0.75 to 4.56) | 0.008 * |
| Gait velocity (m/s) | ||||
| Baseline | 1.26 ± 0.15 | 1.25 ± 0.17 | ------------- | 0.803 |
| Changes | −0.03 (−0.05 to −0.01) | 0.00 (−0.02 to 0.02) | 0.02 (−0.06 to 0.01) | 0.209 * |