Acute Whole Body Vibration Decreases the Glucose Levels in Elderly Diabetic Women

Table 1

Characteristics of control and diabetic groups at baseline.

Variables	Control Group	Diabetes Group	value
	()	()
Age (years)	65.6 (63; 68.7)	66.6 (63; 68.7)	0.867
Weight (kg)	71.3 (60.2; 80.5)	70.1 (64.5; 72.2)	0.898
Height (cm)	162.6 (160.7; 165.5)	163 (158.2; 167.7)	0.858
BMI (kg/m^2)	26.3 (22.5; 30.0)	25.4 (24.8; 27.0)	0.788
HR pre (bpm)	75 (69; 80)	71 (66.5; 76)	0.563
Borg exertion pre	0 (0; 0)	0 (0; 0)	1.00
Glucose pre (mg/dL)	97.5 (88.2; 105.2)	125.5 (109.5; 151.7)	0.041
Lactate pre (mmol/L)	1.6 (0.9; 2.9)	1.3 (0.8; 2.0)	0.149

BMI: body mass index; HR: heart rate; kg: kilogram; cm: centimeters; m²: square meter; bpm: beats per minute; mg/dL: milligram per decilitre; mmol/L: millimole per litre. Data have been shown as median and interquartile range; : control versusdiabetes.