Table 1.
Characteristics and physiological variables of participants in the three groups
| Characteristics | WV (n = 15) |
WBV (n = 17) |
WBV + WV (n = 19) |
p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 67.0 ± 4.8 | 65.3 ± 3.6 | 64.5 ± 3.1 | 0.075 |
| Gender (male/female) | 3/12 | 2/15 | 6/13 | 0.396 |
| Height (cm) | 152.5 ± 7.5 | 154.3 ± 6.5 | 154.4 ± 8.0 | 0.738 |
| Weight (kg) | 59.0 ± 10.4 | 61.9 ± 10.4 | 63.6 ± 9.6 | 0.448 |
| Body mass index (kg.m− 2) | 25.2 ± 3.1 | 26.0 ± 4.4 | 26.7 ± 4.6 | 0.580 |
| Resting heart rate (bpm) | 78.1 ± 9.1 | 76.8 ± 8.0 | 7 7.6 ± 8.1 | 0.243 |
| Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 120.5 ± 14.4 | 121.8 ± 13.8 | 123.5 ± 9.9 | 0.787 |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 74.1 ± 9.1 | 70.5 ± 9.0 | 77.0 ± 6.5 | 0.072 |
Data are mean ± SD
WV weighted vest (10% of body weight), WBV whole body vibration, WBV + WV whole body vibration combined with weighted vest (10% of body weight)