Impact of Weight Loss on Physical Function with Changes in Strength, Muscle Mass, and Muscle Fat Infiltration in Overweight to Moderately Obese Older Adults: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Table 1

Baseline demographic variables.

	Physical Activity + Weight Loss (𝑁 = 21)	Physical Activity + Successful Aging (𝑁 = 15)	𝑃-value
	Mean change (BL-6FU)	Mean change (BL-6FU)
Age (yrs)	70.6 (5.9)^#	69.9 (5.9)	.80
Gender (%)			.68
Male	4 (19.0)	2 (13.3)
Female	17 (81.0)	13 (86.7)
Race (%)			.20
White	19 (90.5)	11 (73.3)
African American	2 (9.5)	4 (26.7)
Education (%)			.84
High school/GED	13 (65.0)	10 (66.7)
College	6 (30.0)	2 (13.3)
Other	1 (5.0)	3 (20.0)
Household income ($thousand/year) (%)			.99
<$50 K	13 (61.9)	9 (60.0)
>$50 K	3 (14.3)	3 (20.0)
Do not Know/Refused	5 (23.8)	3 (20.0)

^#± Standard deviation.