Clinical Study

Novel Combined Training Approach Improves Sleep Quality but Does Not Change Body Composition in Healthy Elderly Women: A Preliminary Study

Table 1

Sleep quality and body composition before (in baseline) and after 8 weeks of a dynamic combined training program .

VariablesTest moments values
Before   
 Mean ± SD
After   
 Mean ± SD

Sleep quality
Total PSQI index4.9 ± 1.50.01
Body composition
Fat-free mass (%)59.9 ± 4.060.5 ± 4.40.20
Fat mass (%)40.1 ± 4.00.20

SD: standard deviation of the mean; kg: kilograms; significant difference between the pre- and posttest results.