Research Article

Effects of Training and Detraining on Physical Fitness, Physical Activity Patterns, Cardiovascular Variables, and HRQoL after 3 Health-Promotion Interventions in Institutionalized Elders

Table 1

Baseline, postintervention, and postdetraining values for cardiovascular variables and delta changes.

Age (years)CG (n  =  51)AT (n  =  35)ST (n  =  10)HE (n  =  41)
77.6  ±  6.9% Change81.0  ±  7.1% Change75.1  ±  8.3% Change81.6  ±  6.7% Change

PA (counts/h)B-Δ111591  ±  7739−5.810953  ±  621962.411938  ±  792043.112091  ±  851915.3
AI-Δ210915  ±  711217761  ±  8218*a−13.117053  ±  5519*a−1.713933  ±  6902−1.8
AD-Δ315461  ±  800841.516756  ±  87654013676  ±  786113.1

SBP (mmHg)B-Δ1138.8  ±  11−0.7133.4  ±  22−1.3130.3  ±  15−3.7128.5  ±  13−1.5
AI-Δ2139.3  ±  12131.6  ±  17−2.5125.1  ±  62.8126.5  ±  13−2.3
AD-Δ3128.3  ±  17−3.8128.6  ±  16−1.4123.5  ±  14−3.9

DBP (mmHg)B-Δ180.7  ±  9.4−0.882  ±  10−2.480.5  ±  11−2.176.9  ±  10.2−1.3
AI-Δ280.0  ±  9.680  ±  4  ±  90.878.8  ±  15−0.475.9  ±  113.7
AD-Δ380.7  ±  11−1.578.4  ±  8−2.678.7  ±  102.4

CholesterolB-Δ1181  ±  323.4191  ±  28a14.1182  ±  20a24178  ±  18−2.2
AI-Δ2187.3  ±  36164  ±  374.2138  ±  23b5.1174  ±  18−1.7
AD-Δ3171  ±  2410.2145  ±  3120.2171  ±  13−3.9

HDL (mg/dL)B-Δ151.2  ±  9.6−2.548.9  ±  7.14.253.6  ±  12−0.755.6  ±  12−1.9
AI-Δ249.9  ±  9.850.9  ±  11−5.553.2  ±  6−5.854.5  ±  100.0
AD-Δ348.1  ±  8−1.650.1  ±  5−6.554.5  ±  10−1.9

Glucose (mg/dL)B-Δ1108  ±  300.9106  ±  28−2.7115  ±  3911.2107  ±  310.1
AI-Δ2109  ±  24103.1  ±  220.6102  ±  170.8107  ±  29−6.5
AD-Δ3103.8  ±  32−2.1103  ±  1210.4100  ±  15−6.6

HRQoLB-Δ162.0  ±  13.4−6.664.9  ±  14.28.260.1  ±  15.113.858.3  ±  12.65.2
AI-Δ257.9  ±  9.870.2  ±  6.70.868.4  ±  11.1−3.161.3  ±  9.4−3.5
AD-Δ369.5  ±  7.57.166.3  ±  9.410.159.2  ±  10.41.7

CG: control group; AT: aerobic training; ST: strength training; HE: health education.
Univariate analysis of variance.
aSignificant difference versus CG, .
bSignificant difference versus HE, .
*Significant difference versus baseline, .
#Significant difference versus after intervention, .
B: baseline; AI: after intervention; AD: after detraining
Mixed-model ANOVA with repeated measures.
$ Significant, .