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
% Change
81.0 ± 7.1
% Change
75.1 ± 8.3
% Change
81.6 ± 6.7
% Change
PA (counts/h)
B-Δ1
11591 ± 7739
−5.8
10953 ± 6219
62.4
11938 ± 7920
43.1
12091 ± 8519
15.3
AI-Δ2
10915 ± 7112
17761 ± 8218*a
−13.1
17053 ± 5519*a
−1.7
13933 ± 6902
−1.8
AD-Δ3
15461 ± 8008
41.5
16756 ± 8765
40
13676 ± 7861
13.1
SBP (mmHg)
B-Δ1
138.8 ± 11
−0.7
133.4 ± 22
−1.3
130.3 ± 15
−3.7
128.5 ± 13
−1.5
AI-Δ2
139.3 ± 12
131.6 ± 17
−2.5
125.1 ± 6
2.8
126.5 ± 13
−2.3
AD-Δ3
128.3 ± 17
−3.8
128.6 ± 16
−1.4
123.5 ± 14
−3.9
DBP (mmHg)
B-Δ1
80.7 ± 9.4
−0.8
82 ± 10
−2.4
80.5 ± 11
−2.1
76.9 ± 10.2
−1.3
AI-Δ2
80.0 ± 9.6
80 ± 4 ± 9
0.8
78.8 ± 15
−0.4
75.9 ± 11
3.7
AD-Δ3
80.7 ± 11
−1.5
78.4 ± 8
−2.6
78.7 ± 10
2.4
Cholesterol
B-Δ1
181 ± 32
3.4
191 ± 28a
−14.1
182 ± 20a
−24
178 ± 18
−2.2
AI-Δ2
187.3 ± 36
164 ± 37
4.2
138 ± 23b
5.1
174 ± 18
−1.7
AD-Δ3
171 ± 24
−10.2
145 ± 31
−20.2
171 ± 13
−3.9
HDL (mg/dL)
B-Δ1
51.2 ± 9.6
−2.5
48.9 ± 7.1
4.2
53.6 ± 12
−0.7
55.6 ± 12
−1.9
AI-Δ2
49.9 ± 9.8
50.9 ± 11
−5.5
53.2 ± 6
−5.8
54.5 ± 10
0.0
AD-Δ3
48.1 ± 8
−1.6
50.1 ± 5
−6.5
54.5 ± 10
−1.9
Glucose (mg/dL)
B-Δ1
108 ± 30
0.9
106 ± 28
−2.7
115 ± 39
−11.2
107 ± 31
0.1
AI-Δ2
109 ± 24
103.1 ± 22
0.6
102 ± 17
0.8
107 ± 29
−6.5
AD-Δ3
103.8 ± 32
−2.1
103 ± 12
−10.4
100 ± 15
−6.6
HRQoL
B-Δ1
62.0 ± 13.4
−6.6
64.9 ± 14.2
8.2
60.1 ± 15.1
13.8
58.3 ± 12.6
5.2
AI-Δ2
57.9 ± 9.8
70.2 ± 6.7
0.8
68.4 ± 11.1
−3.1
61.3 ± 9.4
−3.5
AD-Δ3
69.5 ± 7.5
7.1
66.3 ± 9.4
10.1
59.2 ± 10.4
1.7
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, .