Effects of Multicomponent Exercise Training on Physical Functioning among Institutionalized Elderly
Table 2
Means, SD and % changes in all measures before and after intervention for the exercise and control groups.
Variables
Exercise group
Control group
Baseline
12-week
% change
Baseline
12-week
% change
CRE (m)
208.92 ± 87.62
296.22 ± 110.53
41.79*
238.26 ± 130.73
213.11 ± 129.70
−10.56
RAC (rep)
12.91 ± 4.92
16.13 ± 6.18
24.95*
13.83 ± 4.25
13.15 ± 3.25
−4.92
LAC (rep)
13.04 ± 5.50
17.04 ± 5.20
30.7*
13.10 ± 5.39
12.65 ± 4.22
−3.44
RHG (kg)
14.61 ± 7.86
16.58 ± 8.10
13.55*
15.59 ± 11.59
16.63 ± 9.14
6.67
LHG (kg)
13.33 ± 6.87
15.99 ± 7.29
19.93*
15.67 ± 8.13
15.47 ± 8.88
−1.29
LL (rep)
9.22 ± 4.04
13.48 ± 3.23
46.19*
9.40 ± 4.06
9.05 ± 3.52
−3.72
RLL (cm)
−5.27 ± 11.42
−1.92 ± 8.08
63.57
−5.07 ± 11.16
−6.01 ± 11.32
18.54
LLL (cm)
−3.78 ± 10.23
−2.09 ± 7.81
44.71
−4.56 ± 9.40
−5.30 ± 9.68
16.23
RUL (cm)
−8.10 ± −18.56
−11.07 ± 14.19
36.67
−15.67 ± 15.79
−17.32 ± 12.78
10.53
LUL (cm)
−12.48 ± 19.9
−20.35 ± 14.77
63.1
−21.12 ± 11.91
−22.04 ± 10.68
4.36
BAL (in)
7.06 ± 2.28
10.56 ± 2.64
49.58*
7.13 ± 2.47
6.62 ± 2.17
−7.15
MOB (sec)
13.69 ± 5.95
10.08 ± 3.75
26.37*
13.59 ± 6.78
14.83 ± 7.66
9.12
Note: CRE: cardiorespiratory endurance, RAC: right arm curl strength, LAC: left arm curl strength, RHG: right handgrip strength, LHG: left handgrip strength, LL: lower l limb strength, RLL: right lower limb flexibility, LLL: left lower limb flexibility, RUL: right upper limb flexibility, LUL: left upper limb flexibility, BAL: balance, MOB: mobility.
*Significance at 0.05 level.
