Table 2. Characteristics of the participants. All values are presented as the median (range).
|
RT-WBV |
RT |
Welch’s t-test |
| (n = 17) |
(F:14,M3) |
(n = 16) |
(F: 13, M: 3) |
p-value |
| Age (years) |
37 |
(21-49) |
39 |
(22-49) |
.59 |
| Height (m) |
1.60 |
(1.53 -1.83) |
1.63 |
(1.57-1.78) |
.54 |
| Body mass (kg) |
54.9 |
(44.6-78.2) |
55.5 |
(50.9-76.7) |
.42 |
| BMI (kg/m2) |
21.2 |
(18.2-26.7) |
20.6 |
(19.7-26.3) |
.43 |
| TPA (steps/day) |
11446 |
(5689-23466) |
9185 |
(4395-19517) |
.12 |
| PAL |
1.80 |
(1.3-2.8) |
1.93 |
(1.5-2.6) |
.14 |
| TEI (kcal/day) |
1874 |
(1287-2559) |
2107 |
(952-2795) |
.19 |
| Protein (%) |
13.2 |
(10.8-15.9) |
14.2 |
(10.2-16.5) |
.22 |
| Fat (%) |
29.7 |
(10.8-41.8) |
30.0 |
(19.6-41.3) |
.89 |
| Carbohydrate (%) |
56.6 |
(43.5-64.7) |
56.4 |
(43.1-68.2) |
.92 |
BMI, body mass index; TPA = total physical activity; PAL, physical activity level; TEI = Total energy intake; RT-WBV, resistance training with whole-body vibration; RT, resistance training
