Table 2. Descriptive statistics for the three groups at both assessment time points, covering the evaluated health and physical fitness parameters.
|
TC3d pre |
TC3d post |
TC5d pre |
TC5d post |
Control
pre |
Control
post |
| Diastolic
BP (mmHg) |
74.1 ±
10.7 |
71.1 ±
8.7 |
73.9 ±
6.5 |
72.3 ±
6.4 |
74.1 ±
10.0 |
74.9 ±
10.6 |
| Systolic
BP (mmHg) |
129.9 ±
10.5 |
124.7 ±
8.4 |
130.9 ±
6.3 |
127.7 ±
5.9 |
130.1 ±
10.4 |
129.7 ±
10.4 |
| MOCA
(score) |
24.1 ±
2.7 |
28.8 ±
3.4 |
24.3 ±
3.0 |
29.0 ±
3.1 |
25.6 ±
3.0 |
24.2 ±
4.2 |
| PSS
(score) |
33.4 ±
7.0 |
30.1 ±
4.0 |
33.5 ±
6.9 |
27.2 ±
3.0 |
35.7 ±
4.8 |
34.9 ±
4.2 |
| Arm
curl (n) |
17.5 ±
4.4 |
23.1 ±
4.9 |
18.7 ±
3.8 |
24.5 ±
4.1 |
19.8 ±
4.3 |
19.5 ±
5.1 |
| Handgrip
(kg) |
26.4 ±
8.2 |
28.4 ±
7.8 |
27.9 ±
11.2 |
31.9 ±
10.2 |
24.4 ±
7.2 |
21.4 ±
7.1 |
| Chair
stand (n) |
17.6 ±
1.9 |
19.7 ±
2.7 |
17.8 ±
3.0 |
21.5 ±
4.0 |
17.3 ±
4.6 |
16.2 ±
4.5 |
| Sit
and reach (cm) |
2.1 ±
6.0 |
3.8 ±
5.7 |
2.0 ±
2.1 |
4.1 ±
3.6 |
2.6 ±
5.3 |
1.8 ±
5.5 |
| Back
scratch (cm) |
-6.0 ±
4.8 |
-2.6 ±
4.2 |
-5.3 ±
5.3 |
-2.0 ±
4.4 |
-4.4 ±
3.7 |
-4.1 ±
3.6 |
| 8-foot
up and go (s) |
5.1 ±
0.7 |
4.7 ±
0.5 |
5.3 ±
0.8 |
4.6 ±
0.7 |
5.2 ±
1.6 |
5.6 ±
1.5 |
| Walk
test (m) |
530.4 ±
84.3 |
567.4 ±
42.3 |
524.5 ±
61.9 |
550.1 ±
48.0 |
527.6 ±
47.8 |
508.2 ±
65.8 |
PSS: Perceived Stress Scale; TC3d: Tai chi training 3 days/week; TC5d: Tai chi training 5 days/week.
