Research Article
Effects of Two Types of 9-Month Adapted Physical Activity Program on Muscle Mass, Muscle Strength, and Balance in Moderate Sarcopenic Older Women
Table 1
Participant characteristics at baseline. Data are means ± SD.
| | RESISTANCE (n=35) | POSTURAL (n=37) | p-value |
| Age (years) | 69.9±2.7 | 70.0±2.8 | n.s. | Height (cm) | 1.62±0.02 | 1.59±0.01 | n.s. | Body mass (kg) | 63.86±1.75 | 63.77±2.15 | n.s. | Body mass index (kg/m2) | 24.34±0.72 | 25.23±0.86 | n.s. | Handgrip strength (kg) (mean of the two sides) | 17.84±4.97 | 17.86±5.3 | n.s. |
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