Table 3.
Physical Fitness Components | Group | T0 | T1 | T2 | Group | Time | Group × Time Interaction |
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Cardiorespiratory fitness | CWPAG | 113.9 ± 16.41 | 120.7 ± 10.47 * | 135.65 ± 10.52 *** | F(2) = 0.52, p = 0.599, partial η2 = 0.025 |
F(2) = 39.82, p < 0.001, partial η2 = 0.434 |
F(4) = 4.26, p = 0.003, partial η2 = 0.141 |
CWPSG | 111.71 ± 19.4 | 124.05 ± 15.15 ** | 125.48 ± 22.46 ** | ||||
NWSG | 97.27 ± 10.94 | 126.82 ± 6.87 *** | 127 ± 13.04 *** | ||||
Lower extremity muscular strength | CWPAG | 16.65 ± 2.62 | 19.6 ± 3.89 | 24.8 ± 5.05 ** | F(2) = 0.24, p = 0.79, partial η2 = 0.004 |
F(2) = 10.91, p < 0.001, partial η2 = 0.173 |
F(4) = 0.39, p = 0.817, partial η2 = 0.015 |
CWPSG | 17.67 ± 3.38 | 19.9 ± 3.02 | 27.24 ± 26.35 ** | ||||
NWSG | 13.45 ± 2.66 | 20.55 ± 2.7 | 22.55 ± 2.5 * | ||||
Active balance ability | CWPAG | 7.03 ± 0.98 | 6.56 ± 1.02 ** | 5.56 ± 0.56 *** | F(2) = 1.35, p = 0.266, partial η2 = 0.069 |
F(2) = 77.65, p < 0.001, partial η2 = 0.599 |
F(4) = 4.04, p = 0.004, partial η2 = 0.134 |
CWPSG | 7.37 ± 1.16 | 6.5 ± 0.78 ** | 5.8 ± 0.74 *** | ||||
NWSG | 7.82 ± 0.9 | 5.88 ± 0.69 *** | 5.73 ± 0.74 *** |
Results are expressed as mean ± standard deviation. CWPAG: cognitive walking program-active group; CWPSG: cognitive walking program-sedentary group; NWG: normal walking-sedentary group. Significance level of the contrasts of marginal linear predictions vs. Time 0: * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001.