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Table 4 Twelve-week changes in health outcomes and dietary intake of the pilot intervention participants

From: Translation of a tailored nutrition and resistance exercise intervention for elderly people to a real-life setting: adaptation process and pilot study

 

N

Baseline mean (95% CI)

ΔT1-T0a mean (95% CI)

p-valueb

Strengthc

– 1RM Leg press (kg)

23

137.4 (120.8–154.0)

31.7 (20.6–42.8)

0.000

– 1RM Leg extension (kg)

22

52.6 (44.2–60.9)

17.8 (13.6–22.0)

0.000

Anthropometrics

– Weight (kg)

23

85.1 (79.0–91.3)

0.9 (0.2–1.5)

0.007

– Total lean mass (kg)

23

48.8 (44.7–53.0)

–0.1 (–0.6–0.3)

0.447

– Appendicular lean mass (kg)

23

21.4 (19.3–23.4)

–0.3 (–0.6–0.0)

0.073

– FFM (kg)

20

52.4 (47.4–57.4)

0.4 (–0.7–1.4)

0.513

– Body mass index

23

29.4 (28.0–30.9)

0.3 (0.1–0.5)

0.009

– Total fat mass (kg)

23

33.2 (29.5–36.9)

0.7 (0.1–1.4)

0.029

SPPB

– Total score

23

9.1 (8.3–9.9)

0.7 (0.0–1.3)

0.047

– 4 m walk (sec)

23

4.1 (3.8–4.4)

0.1 (–0.4–0.5)

0.831

– Repeated chair rise (sec)

18

17.6 (15.2–19.9)

–3.6 (–5.8-–1.4)

0.002

TUG (sec)

23

10.6 (9.1–12.2)

–1.3 (–1.8-–0.8)

0.000

6MWT (m)

23

384.5 (357.9–411.1)

27.5 (12.8–42.3)

0.002

ADL (total score)d

23

2.8 (2.7–2.9)

0.0 (–0.1 – 0.0)

0.407

Quality of lifee

– MCS

23

57.2 (54.0–60.5)

0.4 (–2.9–3.6)

0.879

– PCS

23

42.9 (38.5–47.3)

2.7 (–0.3–5.8)

0.073

Dietary intake

    

– Energy (MJ)

21

7.6 (6.6–8.7)

0.7 (–0.1–1.5)

0.106

– Protein (g)

21

79.9 (67.6–92.3)

23.1 (10.2–36.0)

0.003

– Protein (g/kg-bw/day)

21

0.96 (0.81–1.12)

0.29 (0.13–0.45)

0.002

– Protein breakfast (g)

21

15.1 (11.5–18.6)

9.0 (3.9–14.0)

0.003

– Protein lunch (g)f

21

19.4 (15.8–23.1)

10.5 (6.2–14.7)

0.000

– Protein dinner (g)

21

37.1 (31.7–42.5)

–0.7 (–5.0–3.7)

0.986

– Protein (en%)

21

17.8 (15.5–20.2)

3.5 (1.6–5.4)

0.002

– Fat (en%)

21

31.2 (28.2–34.2)

0.6 (–3.5–4.8)

0.715

– Carbohydrates (en%)

21

46.0 (41.9–50.0)

–5.9 (–10.1-–1.7)

0.004

  1. aChange between baseline (T0) and follow up (T1)
  2. bWilcoxon signed-rank test
  3. cBaseline score is 1RM estimation, as 1RM confirmation was not documented
  4. dMean of score of basic, instrumental, and mobility ADL, score range 0 (cannot do)–3 (can do completely independently)
  5. eMCS is Mental Component Summary, PCS is Physical Component Summary
  6. fLunch is second bread-meal
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