TABLE 1.
Participant characteristics.
| N (Female) | All 29 (20) | No-Ex 10 (7) | Ex-S 10 (7) | Ex-OP 9 (5) | p |
| Age (years) | 73.9 ± 5.3 | 70.9 ± 5.7 | 75.8 ± 5.0 | 75.1 ± 5.3 | 0.132 |
| Height (cm) | 165 ± 6.8 | 168 ± 8.4 | 165 ± 7.0 | 164 ± 4.5 | 0.525 |
| Weight (kg) | 75.0 ± 14.6 | 75.0 ± 14.6 | 80.7 ± 16.4 | 69.7 ± 9.9 | 0.269 |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 27.3 ± 4.9 | 26.2 ± 4.6 | 29.7 ± 5.7 | 25.8 ± 3.7 | 0.189 |
| Grip strength dominant (kg) | 27.4 ± 8.5 | 29.9 ± 10.5 | 27.1 ± 5.7 | 24.9 ± 8.7 | 0.450 |
| Grip strength non-dominant (kg) | 25.1 ± 6.9 | 28.9 ± 9.6 | 23.7 ± 3.7 | 22.8 ± 5.3 | 0.123 |
Values are mean ± SD; p-value is associated with F-tests comparing No-Ex, Ex-S, and Ex-OP.