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 |