Effects of Tai Chi Training on Antioxidant Capacity in Pre- and Postmenopausal Women

Table 1

Characteristics of pre- and post-menopausal women before and after the Tai Chi training period.

	Pre-M women		Post-M women
	Pre-training	Post-training	Pre-training	Post-training
Age (yrs)	39±6	39±6	54±3^#	54±3^#
Height (cm)	160±4	160±4	155±5	155±5
Body weight (kg)	56±10	56±10	63±9	62±9
BMI (kg·m^−2)	21.9±4.0	21.9±4	26.2±3.2^#	25.8±3.0^#
Body fat (%)	31.2±6.4	30.2±6.5 *	38.2±4.2	33.8±5.1 *
SBP (mmHg)	113±13	114±15	142±18^#	136±22^#
DBP (mmHg)	72±9	79±18	92±14	79±9
Resting HR (beats·min^−1)	84±17	88±15	78±10	78±13
Balance (sec)	19.3±2.1	15.6±1.3 *	22.2±1.8^#	17.9±2.5^*#
Flexibility (cm)	10.4±6.0	12.6±5.4 *	8.4±4.8	11.4±5.3 *
1-RM load leg curl (kg)	27.9±3.9	32.9±3.9	26.4±4.8	31.4±4.8
1-RM load leg extension (kg)	42.9±4.9	48.6±8.0 *	45.0±5.8	52.1±7.0 *
1-RM load biceps curl (kg)	7.1±3.7	9.3±4.5	5.7±4.0	7.1±3.4
1-RM load biceps extension (kg)	12.9±0.9	13.6±1.3	12.1±2.2	13.6±2.0
VO2max (mL·kg^−1·min^−1)	25.9±3.4	25.7±4.4	22.1±2.2^#	21.1±2.3^#

Values are expressed as mean ± standard deviation; *𝑃<.005: different from Pre-training in Pre-M and Post-M; ^#𝑃<.005: different from Pre-M in Pre-training and Post-training; Pre-M: premenopausal women group; Post-M: postmenopausal women group; BMI: body mass index; SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; HR: heart rate.