Gender, Success, and Drop-Out during a Resistance Exercise Program in Community Dwelling Old Adults
Table 3
Changes in anthropometric, physical, and functional outcomes in male and female participants after the 12-week intervention.
Male
Female
value
( = 91)
( = 119)
Mean ± SD
Mean ± SD
BMI (kg/m2)
0.097
Waist (cm)
0.493
Body fat (%)
0.529
Body fat (kg)
0.573
Lean body mass (kg)
0.008
Lean body mass (%)
0.380
App. skeletal muscle (kg)
0.016
App. skeletal muscle (%)
0.619
Quadriceps strength (N)
0.717
Quadriceps strength (%)
0.179
Grip strength (lb.)
0.784
Grip strength (%)
0.017
6MWD (m)
0.397
TUG (sec)
0.296
QoL (score)
0.077
MMSE (score)
0.817
Differences between genders according to independent samples -test (normally distributed variables) and Mann–Whitney test (not normally distributed variables).
