Effects of Training and Detraining on Physical Fitness, Physical Activity Patterns, Cardiovascular Variables, and HRQoL after 3 Health-Promotion Interventions in Institutionalized Elders
Table 2
Baseline, postintervention, and postdetraining values of functional fitness test and delta changes.
CG (n = 51)
% Change
AT (n = 35)
% Change
ST (n = 10)
% Change
HE (n = 41)
% Change
Lower body strength (no. in 30 s)
B-Δ1
14.8 ± 4.5
−12.5
14.6 ± 4.7
27.1
12.8 ± 5.9
25.8
13.8 ± 5.4
7.3
AI-Δ2
13.3 ± 3.7
18.5 ± 5.5*a
−11.4
16.1±5.5*
−7.4
14.9 ± 4.4
5.3
AD-Δ3
16.6 ± 5.2#
14.2
14.9 ± 5.3#
16.4
15.7 ± 5.2
13.7
Upper body strength (no. in 30 s)
B-Δ1
18.2 ± 6.7
1.1
20.7 ± 9.9
3.4
14.5 ± 6.5
49.6
17.3 ± 9.8
9.3
AI-Δ2
18.4 ± 5.9
21.3 ± 9.1
−1.3
21.7 ± 7.2*
−9.2
18.9 ± 8.3
−7.4
AD-Δ3
21.1 ± 8.9
2.1
19.7 ± 6.9#
35.8
17.5 ± 8.6
1.2
Aerobic endurance (no. in 2 min)
B-Δ1
99.2 ± 21.2
−7.4
102.3 ± 21.9
9.3
107.2 ± 13.5
4.4
96.7 ± 19.7
3.7
AI-Δ2
92 ± 23.1*
111.8 ± 17*a
−7.3
111.9 ± 11.5a
0.4
100.3 ± 18.3
6.1
AD-Δ3
104.1 ± 18.7
2.2
112.3 ± 12.5
4.8
106.4 ± 18.9
10.1
Lower body flexibility (in. from toe)
B-Δ1
−1.2 ± 4.9
−125.2
−1.4 ± 5.7
21.4
−2.4 ± 4.1
45.8
−2.0 ± 4.9
5.1
AI-Δ2
−2.7 ± 4.4*
−1.1 ± 4.8a
−27.3
−1.2 ± 3.9*
−25
−1.9 ± 3.8
6.7
AD-Δ3
−1.4 ± 5.6#
0.1
−1.5 ± 4.0#
37.5
−1.4 ± 4.2
0.3
Upper body flexibility (from fingers)
B-Δ1
−9.6 ± 8.2
−1.4
−10.8 ± 8.9
15.7
−15.4 ± 12.2
22.7
−10 ± 8.1
1.1
AI-Δ2
−9.5 ± 6.6
−9.1 ± 6.5*
−8.7
−11.9 ± 8.7*
−0.8
−9.9 ± 7.1
−3.2
AD-Δ3
−9.9 ± 6.9
8.8
−12 ± 9.9
22.1
−10.2 ± 7.8
−2.1
Agility/dynamic balance (sec.)
B-Δ1
13.4 ± 7.4
11.4
12.7 ± 7.7
−22.8
12.6 ± 5.8
−9.5
13.2 ± 6.9
3.8
AI-Δ2
14.9 ± 7.3
9.8 ± 5.7*ab
41.8
11.4 ± 4.7d
9.6
13.7 ± 5.2
0.7
AD-Δ3
13.9 ± 6.2#
9.4
12.5 ± 4.9
−0.8
13.8 ± 5.8
4.5
BMI (Kg/m2)
B-Δ1
26.9 ± 3.1
11.6
25.7 ± 3.1
−8.9
24.6 ± 0.2
1.2
25.1 ± 2.9
13.9
AI-Δ2
29.8 ± 3.4b
23.4 ± 3.0ab
−2.1
24.9 ± 3.1
0.8
28.6 ± 2.7
−2.8
AD-Δ3
22.9 ± 4.1ab
−10.9
25.1 ± 4.3
2.1
27.8 ± 3.2
10.6
Body fat mass (%)
B-Δ1
22.1 ± 5.8
6.8
21.9 ± 6.4
−9.6
22.5 ± 8.8
2.6
17.2 ± 6.2
16.8
AI-Δ2
23.6 ± 4.1
19.8 ± 5.6
1.5
23.1 ± 7.2
1.7
20.1 ± 7.6
0.5
AD-Δ3
20.1 ± 6.8
−8.1
23.5 ± 8.6
4.4
20.2 ± 8.4
17.4
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, .
