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Table 3 Comparison of self-reported function and nutrition between HUR and conventional gym training by gender at baseline (n = 80)

From: Associations of sarcopenia components with physical activity and nutrition in Australian older adults performing exercise training

  

HUR Men (n = 20)

Conventional Men (n = 16)

P-value for difference

HUR Women (n = 37)

Conventional Women (n = 16)

P-value for difference

Self-reported physical activity

PASE (score)

139 (84)

129 (36)

0.695

121 (45)

127 (49)

0.645

Self-reported nutrition

ARFS (score)

38 (11)

37 (6)

0.760

34 (9)

35 (9)

0.756

 

AES protein (g)

124.56 (42.23)

103 (19)

0.090

99.28 (34.99)

82 (28)

0.059

 

AES energy (kJ)

11,409 (2963)

10,429 (2106)

0.359

8773 (2630)

7320 (2731)

0.083

  1. HUR Helsinki University Research, PASE Physical Activity Scale for the Elderly, AES Australian Eating Survey, ARFS Australian Recommended Food Score. Analyses are independent sample t-tests for normally distributed data and Mann-Whitney tests for non-normally distributed data