Effect of Resistance Training on Hematological Blood Markers in Older Men and Women: A Pilot Study

Table 1

Physical and biochemical characteristics of subjects by groups before and after intervention.

Variables (Mean ± SD)	Group 1 (n = 13; 7♀/6♂) control		Group 2 (n = 16; 8♀/8♂) resistance training
	Baseline	Posttest	Baseline	Posttest
Age (years)	66.8±4.0		66.6 ± 3.5
Height (m)	1.62±0.07		1.64 ± 0.07
Weight (kg)	67.8±8.7	67.9 ± 9.4	73.9 ± 11.2	74.3 ± 11.7
Body mass index (kg/m²)	25.6±2.6	25.6 ± 2.6	27.2 ± 2.7	27.4 ± 3.0
Fasting insulin (pmol/L)	55.0±24.1	59.7 ± 22.0	61.6 ± 25.8	64.3 ± 30.7
Fasting glucose (mmol/L)	4.9±0.2	4.7 ± 0.4	4.8 ± 0.3	4.9 ± 0.8
Plasma albumin (mmol/L)	43.0±1.3	43.6 ± 1.6	43.6 ± 1.9	43.2 ± 2.2