Effects of a Multicomponent Exercise Program on Groups of Community-Dwelling Older Adults with Low Schooling: A Pilot Study
Table 3
Descriptive analysis of the sociodemographic profile of each group.
Variables
Group 1
Group 2
-value
Multicomponent with dual task (n = 10) n (%) or median (1Q; 3Q)
Simple multicomponent (n = 6) n (%) or median (1Q; 3Q)
Age (years)
72 (65/80)
71 (65/72)
0.548
Sex (F/M)
8/2 (80%/20%)
6 (100%)
0.242
Schooling
0.411
Incomplete elementary (up to grade 4)
8 (80%)
4 (66.7%)
Complete elementary (up to grade 9)
1 (10%)
2 (33.3%)
Complete secondary (up to the 3rd year)
1 (10%)
0
Profession
0.211
Retired
10 (100%)
6 (100%)
Family outcome
0.238
Up to 1 MW
4 (40%)
3 (50%)
Between 1 and 2 MW
5 (50%)
3 (50%)
Between 4 and 7 MW
1 (10%)
0
HTN (Y/N)
9/1 (90%/10%)
4/2 (66.7%/33.3%)
0.247
Diabetes (Y/N)
2/8 (20%/80%)
2/4 (33.3%/66.7%)
0.551
Sedentary (Y/N)
7/3 (70%/30%)
4/2 (66.7%/33.3%)
0.889
Smoker (Y/N)
0/10 (0%/100%)
0/6 (0/100%)
0.383
Alcohol consumer (Y/N)
0/10 (0%/100%)
0/6 (0/100%)
0.146
Self-reported memory deficit
No
0
2 (33.3%)
0.146
Sometimes
8 (80%)
3 (50%)
Frequently
2 (20%)
1 (16.7%)
Self-reported balance problem/disorder
No
2 (20%)
3 (50%)
0.383
Sometimes
7 (70%)
3 (50%)
Frequently
1 (10%)
0
Fall frequency (6 months)
0
6 (60%)
4 (66.7%)
0.703
1
3 (30%)
2 (33.3%)
2
1 (10%)
0
Q = quartile; n = number; F = female; M = male; MW = minimum monthly wage (≈USD200.00); Y = yes; N = no; HTN = hypertension -value obtained by the Mann-Whitney test to compare quantitative variables or the chi-squared test to compare qualitative variables.
