Table 4.
Body composition, SFT test, and sarcopenia scores of the EG and CG for the pre- and post-tests.
| Variables | CG (n = 15) | EG (n = 15) | Improvement (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre | Post | Pre | Post | ||
| BMI, kg/m2 | 27.29 ± 2.41 | 27.38 ± 2.48 | 27.30 ± 2.14 | 25.22 ± 2.00 | −8.24 |
| BMR, kcal | 1207 ± 66.42 | 1213 ± 72.67 | 1220 ± 94.0 | 1245 ± 101.8 | 2.05 |
| BFP, % | 32.19 ± 5.20 | 32.43 ± 5.56 | 32.30 ± 5.25 | 28.95 ± 4.01 | −11.57 |
| SMM, kg | 26.23 ± 2.52 | 26.01 ± 2.50 | 26.69 ± 2.00 | 28.35 ± 2.25 | 6.23 |
| BFM, kg | 21.79 ± 1.99 | 21.64 ± 1.97 | 21.80 ± 2.08 | 19.18 ± 2.07 | −13.66 |
| Sit to stand, times | 18.93 ± 2.89 | 19.00 ± 3.05 | 18.93 ± 3.13 | 21.87 ± 2.90 | 15.53 |
| Dominant arm curl, times | 20.4 ± 3.00 | 20.27 ± 2.69 | 20.33 ± 3.17 | 27.13 ± 3.64 | 33.45 |
| 2 min step, times | 113.2 ± 7.55 | 112.87 ± 6.25 | 113.13 ± 6.92 | 127.27 ±8.55 | 12.50 |
| Single left leg, sec | 15.76 ± 7.36 | 15.51 ± 6.58 | 15.67 ± 9.39 | 21.47 ± 8.99 | 37.01 |
| Single right leg, sec | 12.91 ± 6.91 | 12.95 ± 6.49 | 12.85 ± 7.76 | 18.24 ± 7.47 | 41.79 |
| Up-and-go, sec | 6.19 ± 0.99 | 6.24 ± 0.94 | 6.29 ± 1.63 | 5.37 ± 0.90 | −17.13 |
| HS, kg | 9.66 ± 0.71 | 9.65 ± 0.69 | 9.64 ± 0.61 | 13.35 ± 1.16 | 38.49 |
| GS, m/s | 0.74 ± 0.05 | 0.73 ± 0.05 | 0.73 ± 0.05 | 0.87 ± 0.09 | 19.18 |
EG—experimental group; CG—control group; BMI—body mass index; BMR—basal metabolic rate; BFP—body fat percentage; SMM—skeletal muscle mass; BCM—body cell mass; SFT—senior fitness test; AC—arm curl; SL—single leg; HS—handgrip strength; GS—gait speed; kg/m2—kilograms per squared meters; m/s—meters per second. Values are presented as means ± standard deviations.