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Table 1 Changes in body composition at baseline and after 12 weeks

From: Effects of low-volume walking programme and vitamin E supplementation on oxidative damage and health-related variables in healthy older adults

  

Groups

P- value

WG (N= 7)

WSG (N= 7)

SG (N= 10)

CG (N= 14)

(time, interaction)

Sex, male/female

Baseline

1/6

0/7

2/8

6/8

-

Age (years)

Baseline

71.9 ± 1.9

65.9 ± 2.0

67.0 ± 1.8

71.9 ± 1.6

-

Height (m)

Baseline

1.54 ± 0.02

1.55 ± 0.02

1.57 ± 0.02

1.57 ± 0.02

-

Body mass (kg)

Baseline

53.98 ± 3.17

58.51 ± 3.27

52.56 ± 2.21

54.71 ± 2.14

0.020, 0.263

12 weeks

54.69 ± 3.28†

58.30 ± 3.40

53.07 ± 2.28†

55.41 ± 2.06

Δ

+0.71 ± 0.28

−0.21 ± 0.51

+0.51 ± 0.15

+0.70 ± 0.33

BMI (kg/m2)

Baseline

22.67 ± 1.02

24.42 ± 1.48

21.37 ± 0.65

22.17 ± 0.53

0.024, 0.286

12 weeks

22.95 ± 1.03

24.33 ± 1.55

21.57 ± 0.66†

22.45 ± 0.45

Δ

+0.29 ± 0.12

−0.85 ± 0.21

+0.20 ± 0.56

+0.28 ± 0.14

Waist circumference (cm)

Baseline

81.07 ± 3.10

84.44 ± 2.84

80.76 ± 2.50

78.84 ± 1.76

0.603, 0.194

12 weeks

84.20 ± 2.71†

82.19 ± 3.79

80.13 ± 2.10

80.39 ± 2.12

Δ

+3.13 ± 1.16

−2.24 ± 2.45

−0.63 ± 2.04

+1.55 ± 1.04

SBP (mm Hg)

Baseline

136.4 ± 4.2

139.7 ± 4.2

120.2 ± 3.1

135.7 ± 3.4

0.265, 0.547

12 weeks

138.4 ± 4.8

137.4 ± 3.6

124.2 ± 3.1

139.5 ± 2.0

Δ

+2.0 ± 4.0

−2.3 ± 4.3

+4.0 ± 3.0

+3.8 ± 2.4

DBP (mm Hg)

Baseline

78.9 ± 3.0

83.7 ± 3.8

73.2 ± 1.9

79.4 ± 2.5

0.737, 0.639

12 weeks

79.0 ± 3.8

81.0 ± 3.3

72.3 ± 1.4

81.1 ± 2.0

Δ

+0.1 ± 3.0

−2.7 ± 3.4

−0.9 ± 1.5

+1.7 ± 2.2

  1. Values are mean ± SEM. WG, walking group; WSG, walking + supplementation group; SG, supplementation group; CG, control group; BMI, body mass index; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure.
  2. † Significantly different from the baseline value in the same group (Paired t-test, P < 0.05).
  3. Δ, 12 weeks – baseline difference; w, walking; ws, walking + supplementation; s, supplementation; c, control.