Research Article
Effects of Moderate Aerobic Exercise on Cognitive Abilities and Redox State Biomarkers in Older Adults
Table 1
General characteristics of subjects.
| | Parameters | Control group () | Exercise group () |
| | Male/female | 30/20 | 35/15 | | Age (years) | 67.3 ± 2.8 | 66.8 ± 3.7 | | BMI (kg/m2) | 22.3 ± 2.7 | 23.5 ± 1.7 | | Waist (cm) | 75.3 ± 10.2 | 86.3 ± 11.7 | | Hips (cm) | 88.5 ± 5.2 | 87.5 ± 18.3 | | WHR | 0.82 ± 0.07 | 0.98 ± 0.10 | | Systolic BP (mmHg) | 122.2 ± 6.5 | 118.5 ± 10.8 | | Diastolic BP (mmHg) | 78.5 ± 11.9 | 82.5 ± 10.3 | | Fasting blood sugar (mg/dL) | 98.5 ± 6.3 | 105 ± 3.5 | | HbA1c (%) | 6.2 ± 1.5 | 6.4 ± 1.9 | |
VO2 max (mL/kgmin) | 32.6 ± 3.7 | 35.4 ± 2.9 | | Mean LOTCA score (SD) | 97.8 ± 7.91 | 86.6 ± 8.24 | | LTPA (MET-H/week ) | 123.9 ± 15.6 | 96 ± 9.7 |
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Values are expressed as mean ± SD; and . Significance at .
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