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. 2020 Dec 19;17(24):9533. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17249533

Table 2.

Baseline characteristics of the 9 participants who completed the study. Values are expressed as number of participants (%) or as mean ± SD and (95% CI). Data were compared between groups by unpaired t-test and Fisher exact test. EXE: experimental group; CON: control group; BMI: body mass index; ASMMI: appendicular skeletal muscle mass index; p: p-value; ES: effect size; n.a.: not applicable.

Variable Total
(n = 9)
EXE
(n = 5)
CON
(n = 4)
p ES
Male (n, %) 3, 33% 3, 60% 0, 0% 0.167 n.a.
Age (years) 68 ± 7
(62.9–73.1)
66 ± 4
(60.8–71.2)
71 ± 9
(56.5–84.5)
0.342 1.25
Height (m) 1.64 ± 0.08
(1.55–1.71)
1.67 ± 0.09
(1.56–1.78)
1.61 ± 0.09
(1.42–1.74)
0.196 0.6
Body mass (kg) 70 ± 16
(57.4–81.7)
77 ± 17
(55.9–98.2)
60 ± 6
(50.4–69.2)
0.095 1.0
BMI (kg/m2) 26.0 ± 4.0
(22.9–29.1)
27.5 ± 3.7
(22.9–32.1)
24.2 ± 4.1
(17.6–30.7)
0.237 0.9
Handgrip strength (kg) 27.4 ± 6.8
(22.2–32.8)
30.4 ± 7.5
(21.17–39.7)
23.8 ± 4.3
(16.9–30.66)
0.236 0.9
ASMMI (kg/m2) 7.0 ± 1.4
(5.9–8.1)
7.8 ± 1.3
(6.1–9.5)
6.0 ± 0.6
(5.2–6.9)
0.045 1.4
Mini-BESTest 25 ± 3
(23–27)
25 ± 3
(22–28)
25 ± 4
(19–30)
0.981 <0.2