Table 1. General characteristics of participants at baseline. Data are means (±SD).
|
Exercise Group (EX)
n = 23 |
Control (C)
n = 17 |
| Age (yr) |
69.2 (5.2) |
70.1 (6.6) |
| Weight (kg) |
54.7 (9.6) |
53.6 (7.9) |
| Height (m) |
1.58 (.08) |
1.55 (.05) |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) |
21.7 (.5) |
22.7 (3.4) |
| SBPrest (mmHg) |
131 (18) |
139 (15) |
| DBPrest (mmHg) |
78 (9) |
84 (9) |
| HRrest (bpm) |
77 (10) |
82 (12) |
| Self assessed health condition (%) |
|
|
| Good |
61 |
59 |
| Average |
35 |
35 |
| Poor |
4 |
6 |
| Take medications (%) |
44 |
53 |
| Education* (%) |
|
|
| Completed secondary education |
91 |
82 |
| Completed higher education |
9 |
18 |
*Secondary education includes junior high school education which is generally completed at the age of 15, and/or high school education which is generally completed at the age of 18. Higher education includes college or university level education of at least four years after secondary education.
