Table 2.
Summary of the functional fitness of participants.
Variables | Group | Pre-test | Post-test | Sources | F | p-value | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M (SD) | M (SD) | ||||||
Back scratch (cm) | Experimental | 0.15 ± 9.51 | −0.38 ± 8.24 | Group | 1.95 | 0.17 | 0.03 |
Control | −2.46 ± 10.20 | −3.60 ± 11.53 | Time | 0.91 | 0.34 | 0.01 | |
Group × Time | 0.47 | 0.50 | 0.01 | ||||
Chair sit-and-reach (cm) | Experimental | 7.01 ± 8.72 | 9.37 ± 7.71 | Group | 0.29 | 0.59 | 0.00 |
Control | 9.89 ± 10.57 | 8.74 ± 9.65 | Time | 1.04 | 0.31 | 0.01 | |
Group × Time | 8.80 | 0.004* | 0.11 | ||||
Arm curl (times) | Experimental | 24.28 ± 5.12 | 26.61 ± 4.68 | Group | 0.26 | 0.87 | 0.00 |
Control | 25.88 ± 3.57 | 25.18 ± 3.01 | Time | 0.27 | 0.60 | 0.00 | |
Group × Time | 0.64 | 0.43 | 0.01 | ||||
Chair stand (times) | Experimental | 21.03 ± 3.59 | 23.54 ± 3.32 | Group | 1.43 | 0.24 | 0.02 |
Control | 21.38 ± 3.84 | 21.32 ± 3.10 | Time | 25.58 | <0.001* | 0.27 | |
Group × Time | 28.09 | <0.001* | 0.28 | ||||
2-min step (times) | Experimental | 103.08 ± 11.35 | 113.28 ± 12.24 | Group | 0.32 | 0.58 | 0.00 |
Control | 108.44 ± 12.31 | 110.79 ± 11.14 | Time | 36.25 | <0.001* | 0.34 | |
Group × Time | 14.17 | <0.001* | 0.17 | ||||
8-foot up-and-go (sec) | Experimental | 5.01 ± 0.66 | 5.04 ± 0.60 | Group | 3.83 | 0.06 | 0.05 |
Control | 5.19 ± 0.49 | 5.24 ± 0.51 | Time | 0.39 | 0.54 | 0.04 | |
Group × Time | 0.02 | 0.97 | 0.00 |
M, mean; SD, standard deviation.
p < 0.05.