Research Article
Acute Effects of Tai Chi Training on Cognitive and Cardiovascular Responses in Late Middle-Aged Adults: A Pilot Study
Table 1
Participants’ characteristics.
| | Tai Chi group
| Control group
| values |
| Age (years) | 57.2 ± 4.9 | 56.6 ± 5.4 | 0.691 | Sex | 13 males and 7 females | 6 males and 14 females | 0.068 | Weight (kg) | 63.5 ± 11.7 | 55.8 ± 10.1 | 0.033 | Height (m) | 1.6 ± 0.1 | 1.6 ± 0.1 | 0.789 | Body mass index (kg/m2) | 23.4 ± 2.9 | 20.7 ± 2.1 | 0.002 | Physical activity level (MET minutes per week) | 3336.7 ± 3227.9 | 1636.4 ± 1360.3 | 0.039 | Tai Chi experience (years) | 6.4 ± 3.6 | — | — |
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Means ± standard deviations are presented unless specified otherwise; denotes a difference significant at < 0.05. |