Resistance Exercise Training-Induced Muscle Hypertrophy Was Associated with Reduction of Inflammatory Markers in Elderly Women
Table 2
Changes in physical performance and muscle thickness pre- and post exercise training in elderly women ().
Pre
Post
mean Ā± SD
mean Ā± SD
Physical performances
āMuscle strength (kg) (hand grip)
17.2 Ā± 3.6
16.3 Ā± 3.7
āBalance (sec) (one leg stand with closing eyes)
3.0 Ā± 1.8
3.5 Ā± 3.0
āRapid movement (cm) (grasping the dropped stick)
27.4 Ā± 9.8
25.5 Ā± 7.4
āFlexibility (cm) (anteflexion)
27.7 Ā± 9.4
28.0 Ā± 7.8
Muscle thickness (mm)
āAnterior upper arm
208 Ā± 24
205 Ā± 24
āPosterior upper arm
187 Ā± 34
221 Ā± 43**
āAbdomen
66 Ā± 18
70 Ā± 20**
āSubscapula
142 Ā± 27
159 Ā± 34*
āAnterior thigh
326 Ā± 54
317 Ā± 52
āPosterior thigh
492 Ā± 62
480 Ā± 65
*Significant differences between Pre and Post values. Wilcoxon was used as the statistical analysis.
**Significant differences between Pre and Post values. Wilcoxon was used as the statistical analysis.