Table 2.
Comparison of weight, BMI, sex hormones and cognitive functions, and functional level before and after 12 weeks, in both groups.
| Variables | Experimental group (N = 30) | p paired t-test value | Control group (N = 30) | p paired t-test value | p indep.t-test value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre | Post | Pre | Post | ||||
| Weight (kg) BMI (kg/m2) |
83.01 ± 9.60 35.77 ± 2.87 |
73.62 ± 9.21 31.67 ± 2.85 |
< 0.01∗ < 0.01∗ |
83.14 ± 9.00 35.83 ± 2.74 |
79.78 ± 9.00 33.49 ± 2.80 |
< 0.05∗ < 0.05∗ |
0.01∗ 0.01∗ |
| Sex hormones | |||||||
| Estradiol (pg/ml) Total testosterone (ng/ml) |
27.69 ± 2.73 0.40 ± 0.09 |
22.29 ± 2.96 0.30 ± 0.08 |
< 0.01∗ < 0.01∗ |
27.70 ± 2.88 0.40 ± 0.08 |
25.23 ± 3.00 0.37 ± 0.08 |
< 0.05∗ < 0.05∗ |
0.01∗ 0.01∗ |
| Free testosterone (pg/ml) SHBG (nmol/ml) |
1.93 ± 0.63 28.13 ± 5.45 |
1.34 ± 0.50 34.54 ± 6.71 |
< 0.01∗ < 0.01∗ |
1.79 ± 0.68 27.81 ± 5.55 |
1.65 ± 0.62 30.25 ± 5.88 |
< 0.05∗ < 0.05∗ |
0.01∗ 0.01∗ |
| Cognitive functions and functional level | |||||||
| RUDAS FIM |
24.07 ± 1.08 99.40 ± 6.55 |
26.57 ± 1.17 112.53 ± 5.92 |
< 0.01∗ < 0.01∗ |
24.23 ± 1.10 100.20 ± 6.56 |
25.07 ± 0.94 106.07 ± 6.43 |
< 0.05∗ < 0.05∗ |
0.01∗ 0.01∗ |
BMI: body mass index; FIM: functional independence measure; RUDAS: Rowland Universal Dementia Assessment Scale; SHBG: sex hormone binding globulin. Data are represented as mean ± standard deviation (SD) Statistically significant at p ≤ 0.05.