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Table 2 Heart rate, blood pressure and body composition before and after 8 weeks of training in the three groups

From: Effects of whole body vibration exercise combined with weighted vest in older adults: a randomized controlled trial

Outcomes

WV (n = 15)

WBV (n = 17)

WBV + WV (n = 19)

 

Pre-test

Post-test

Mean difference

± 95%CI

Pre-test

Post-test

Mean difference

± 95%CI

Pre-test

Post-test

Mean difference

± 95%CI

p-value

between

3 groups

Heart rate (bpm)

78.1 ± 9.1

76.7 ± 8.2

-1.4 ± 2.6

76.8 ± 8.0

73.3 ± 8.7

−3.5 ± 4.1

77.6 ± 8.1

73.3 ± 8.7

−4.3 ± 4.3

0.268

Systolic blood pressure

(mm Hg)

120.5 ± 14.3

115.5 ± 12.4

−5.1 ± 6.7

121.7 ± 13.7

120.6 ± 12.7

−1.1 ± 6.7

123.5 ± 9.9

121.2 ± 10.6

− 2.4 ± 4.7

0.625

Diastolic blood pressure

(mm Hg)

74.1 ± 9.1

70.7 ± 9.3

− 3.4 ± 4.5

72.1 ± 6.9

71.1 ± 7.8

−1.0 ± 5.0

77.0 ± 6.4

75.5 ± 9.3

−1.5 ± 5.4

0.772

Body mass index

(kg.m− 2)

25.2 ± 3.1

25.2 ± 3.2

− 0.0 ± 0.3

26.0 ± 4.3

25.9 ± 4.4

− 0.1 ± 0.3

26.6 ± 4.0

26.5 ± 4.0

− 0.1 ± 0.2

0.185

Fat (%)

33.6 ± 6.5

33.5 ± 7.1

− 0.1 ± 1.6

34.7 ± 1.0

34.1 ± 10.3

−0.6 ± 0.7

34.3 ± 10.6

33.6 ± 10.6

−0.7 ± 0.8

0.659

Fat mass (kg)

20.0 ± 6.0

19.8 ± 6.5

−0.2 ± 0.7

22.1 ± 9.1

21.6 ± 9.2

−0.4 ± 0.6

22.2 ± 9.1

21.5 ± 8.7

−0.7 ± 0.7

0.600

Muscle mass (kg)

36.9 ± 7.0

37.5 ± 7.0

0.6 ± 0.4*

36.9 ± 5.8

37.7 ± 5.5

0.8 ± 1.3*

38.5 ± 6.5

39.5 ± 6.7

1.0 ± 1.1*

0.227

  1. Data are mean ± SD for pre-test and post-test and mean ± 95% confidence interval for post-pre test change
  2. WV weighted vest (10% of body weight), WBV whole body vibration, WBV + WV whole body vibration combined with weighted vest (10% of body weight)
  3. *Significant difference compared within group (pre vs post), p < 0.05