The Effects of 6 Months of Progressive High Effort Resistance Training Methods upon Strength, Body Composition, Function, and Wellbeing of Elderly Adults
Table 3
Questionnaire preintervention, postintervention, and follow-up descriptive data (median ± IQR), and Friedman and Wilcoxon signed ranks test results .
Measure
Preintervention (median ± IQR)
Postintervention (median ± IQR)
Follow-up (median ± IQR)
Friedman test
Wilcoxon signed ranks test
Preintervention to postintervention comparison
Preintervention to follow-up comparison
Postintervention to follow-up comparison
Questionnaire data
State of heath
3.00 ± 0.00
<0.001
<0.001
0.001
0.499
Comparison with other older adults
3.00 ± 2.00
<0.001
<0.001
0.005
0.084
Sporting condition
3.00 ± 2.00
0.113
0.006
0.744
0.020
WHO-1
3.00 ± 2.00
<0.001
<0.001
0.007
0.010
WHO-2
3.00 ± 1.00
<0.001
<0.001
<0.001
0.019
WHO-3
3.00 ± 1.25
<0.001
<0.001
0.003
0.003
WHO-4
3.00 ± 2.00
<0.001
<0.001
<0.001
0.017
WHO-5
3.00 ± 1.25
<0.001
<0.001
<0.001
0.090
Perceived ability to accomplish
Household chores
3.00 ± 1.25
<0.001
<0.001
0.002
0.071
Stair climbing
3.00 ± 2.00
<0.001
<0.001
<0.001
0.589
Shopping
3.00 ± 2.00
<0.001
<0.001
<0.001
0.327
Gardening
3.00 ± 2.00
<0.001
<0.001
0.001
0.021
Transport
3.00 ± 1.25
<0.001
<0.001
0.001
0.003
Note: a indicates significant difference for Wilcoxon signed ranks test for pre- compared with postintervention/follow-up period; b indicates significant difference for Wilcoxon signed ranks test for postintervention compared with follow-up period.
