Clinical Study
Effects of a Lifestyle-Based Physical Activity Intervention on Medical Expenditure in Japanese Adults: A Community-Based Retrospective Study
Table 5
Changes in body composition and physical fitness of participants in the intervention group.
| | | Baseline | 6 months | 9 months | 15 months | value |
| | BMI (kg/m2) | 23.2 (3.5) | 22.9 (3.3) | 22.6 (3.3) | 22.7 (3.4) | <0.001 | | Muscle mass (%) | 25.0 (3.1) | 25.2 (3.2) | 26.1 (3.1) | 25.9 (3.1) | <0.001 | | Handgrip strength (kg) | 27.3 (7.1) | 28.5 (7.8) | 29.6 (6.9) | 28.9 (7.9) | <0.01 | | Sit-up (times/30 sec) | 9.1 (4.9) | 12.5 (6.3) | 14.3 (5.9) | 13.8 (6.5) | <0.001 | | Sit-and-reach (cm) | 35.2 (6.8) | 39.1 (7.6) | 40.6 (8.1) | 38.8 (7.6) | <0.001 | | One-leg standing with open eyes (sec) | 98.1 (37.7) | 101.2 (32.8) | 111.5 (26.1) | 108.3 (28.6) | <0.05 | | Walking speed (sec/10 m) | 5.9 (1.0) | 4.9 (1.0) | 4.7 (0.7) | 4.9 (0.8) | <0.001 | | Endurance test (W/kg) | 1.4 (0.4) | 1.5 (0.4) | 1.6 (0.4) | 1.7 (0.8) | <0.01 |
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Values are means (SD).
P value < 0.05: repeated measures ANOVA were compared with the baseline using Bonferroni’s post hoc tests.
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