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±2.770.0±2.8n.s.
Height (cm)1.62±0.021.59±0.01n.s.
Body mass (kg)63.86±1.7563.77±2.15n.s.
Body mass index (kg/m2)24.34±0.7225.23±0.86n.s.
Handgrip strength (kg) (mean of the two sides)17.84±4.9717.86±5.3n.s.