Positive Modulation Effect of 8-Week Consumption of Kaempferia parviflora on Health-Related Physical Fitness and Oxidative Status in Healthy Elderly Volunteers

Table 2

Effect of various doses of K. parviflora on health related physical fitness.

Measured parameters	Group	Pre-dose	1 month	2 month
	Placebo	24.53+2.55	24.33+2.28	24.33+2.46
Grip strength (Rt) (kg)	KP25	25.06+3.01	25+2.97	24.86+3.18
	KP90	23.93+3.30	24.6+3.13	24.8+3.14
	Placebo	21.06+1.83	21.33+1.58	21.2+1.56
Grip strength (Lt) (kg)	KP25	22.06+1.86	21.66+1.5	21.26+1.48
	KP90	20.86+2.72	21.6+2.02	21.6+1.84
	Placebo	19.13+2.79	19.26+1.43	18.93+1.70
30-second chair stand test. (sec)	KP25	18.33+2.58	19+2.77	20+3.11
	KP90	18.6+2.52	19.6+2.13	20.66+2.28^#
	Placebo	567.33+33.52	598.73+31.57	571.26+32.05
6 min. walk test (m.)	KP25	571.26+33.68	570.33+38.32	575.53+36.04
	KP90	572.8+32.65	575.46+34.29	601.26+33.70^∗#
	Placebo	164.8±12.34	163.06±10.35	165.06±9.80
Tandem test (Opened Eye, Right leg is in front) (sec)	KP25	161.8±11.16	164.06±9.63	162.26±8.93
	KP90	164±10.50	166.6±6.81	168.46+6.90
	Placebo	112.33±11.00	110.66±10.01	109+10.20
Tandem test (Opened Eye, Left leg is in front) (sec)	KP25	111.93±7.77	112.33±11.39	111.8+10.16
	KP90	108.2±11.32	109.33±13.62	110.46+13.31
	Placebo	33.8±9.22	30.8±10.74	31.66+10.41
Tandem test (Closed Eye, Right leg is in front) (sec)	KP25	31.86±10.12	32.6±7.44	32.73+7.67
	KP90	31.26±11.09	31.86±9.33	33.4+8.94
	Placebo	18.8+3.60	19.86+5.01	21.2+4.57
Tandem test (Closed Eye, Left leg is in front) (sec)	KP25	20.93+3.41	21.33+3.79	21.26+3.19
	KP90	20.46+4.24	21.26+4.58	22.06+3.93

Data were present as mean ± SEM (𝑛=15/group).
^∗𝑃 value <0.05 compared to placebo, ^#𝑃 value <0.05 compared to baseline.