Characterization of the Effects of a Six-Month Dancing as Approach for Successful Aging
Table 2
Subjects’ physical fitness parameters in pre- (T0) and postdance (T6) practice. Values are represented as mean ± SD.
Females (n=17)
Males (n=8)
Pooled (n=25)
T0
T6
T0
T6
T0
T6
Balance (p.ti)
4.0 ± 0.0
4.0 ± 0.0
4.0 ± 0.0
4.0 ± 0.0
4.0 ± 0.0
4.0 ± 0.0
CST (sec)
7.79 ± 1.58
6.17 ± 1.47
7.71 ± 1.78
6.64 ± 2.03
7.77 ± 1.61
6.31 ± 1.64
GS (sec)
4.92 ± 0.96
4.67 ± 0.86
5.26 ± 0.93
4.42 ± 1.04
5.03 ± 0.95
4.59 ± 0.91
SPPB (p.ti)
11.5 ± 0.9
11.6 ± 0.6
11.4 ± 0.7
11.3 ± 0.7
11.4 ± 0.8
11.5 ± 0.65
30CST (n)
22.6 ± 6.9
17.7 ± 5.3
17.6 ± 5.9
17.9 ± 4.1
21.0 ± 6.9
17.8 ± 4.85
TUG (sec)
8.00 ± 1.10
7.50 ± 1.30
8.20 ± 1.20
7.70 ± 1.30
8.07 ± 1.14
7.59 ± 1.28
ST (step)
110.0 ± 35.6
129.3 ± 34.9
126.3 ± 31.5
126.0 ± 33.5
115.3 ± 34.5
128.3 ± 33.8
HG ()
21.2 ± 4.2
21.3 ± 4.6
27.4 ± 7.5
29.3 ± 8.7
23.2 ± 6.1
23.8 ± 7.12
CST: Chair Stand test; GS: Gait Speed; SPPB: Short Physical Performance Battery; 30CST: 30s Sit-to-Stand test; TUG: Timed Up-and-Go test; ST: Step Test; and HG: Hand Grip. P≤0.05 vs. pre; P≤0.01 vs. pre; and P≤0.05 vs. females.
