Table 1 Participant characteristics prior to interventions
Variables | SEn = 38 | WEn = 36 | P |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 70.7 ± 0.25 | 71.3 ± 0.24 | < 0.001 |
Women | 18 (47) | 19 (53) | 0.6 |
Current smokera | 2 (6) | 0 | 0.2 |
Height (cm) | 169 ± 9 | 171 ± 10 | 0.3 |
Weight (kg) | 84.7 ± 9.4 | 84.1 ± 12.6 | 0.8 |
Waist circumference (cm) | 103 ± 8.4 | 103 ± 8.5 | 0.8 |
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 143 ± 15 | 128 ± 15 | < 0.001 |
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 84 ± 7 | 80 ± 6 | 0.005 |
Body composition | |||
VAT (kg) | 2.30 ± 0.82 | 2.10 ± 0.95 | 0.3 |
FM (kg) | 33.36 ± 5.82 | 32.78 ± 5.86 | 0.7 |
BFP (%) | 39.6 ± 6.6 | 39.2 ± 5.7 | 1.0 |
LBM (kg) | 48.56 ± 8.73 | 48.66 ± 9.52 | 1.0 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 29.7 ± 3.1 | 28.7 ± 3.5 | 0.19 |
Daily PAa | |||
Sedentary (%) | 66.0 ± 7.9 | 65.9 ± 10.2 | 1.0 |
Light PA (min) | 252.2 ± 68.9 | 250.3 ± 73.5 | 0.9 |
Moderate PA (min) | 27.2 ± 20.1 | 29.2 ± 26.1 | 0.7 |
Vigorous PA (min) | 0.2 ± 0.8 | 0.2 ± 0.7 | 0.7 |
Total steps | 6341 ± 2450 | 6770 ± 3318 | 0.6 |
AEE (kcal) | 373 ± 159 | 366 ± 150 | 0.9 |
Medical history and medication | |||
Lipid-lowering medication | 13 (34) | 18 (50) | 0.2 |
Antihypertensive medication | 23 (61) | 20 (56) | 0.8 |
Type 2 diabetesa | 4 (11) | 6 (15) | 0.5 |
Previous strokea | 1 (3) | 1 (3) | 0.9 |
Previous myocardial infarctiona | 2 (5) | 4 (10) | 0.5 |