Effects of Resistance Training on Immunoinflammatory Response, TNF-Alpha Gene Expression, and Body Composition in Elderly Women

Table 1

Characteristics of study participants.

Variable	Control ()	RT ()	value
Age (years)	63.0 ± 1.0	63.0 ± 2.0	0.08
Height (m)	1.4 ± 0.0	1.5 ± 0.0	0.01
Body mass (kg)	58.5 ± 3.8	63.7 ± 2.4	0.04
Fat percentage (%)	39.1 ± 2.6	39.3 ± 1.4	0.60
Lean mass percentage (%)	60.8 ± 2.6	60.7 ± 1.4	0.60

Data are presented as mean ± standard deviation. Student’s T-test for independent samples: statistically significant difference () between RT and Control groups.