Table 2. Characteristics of the participants with Functional Training (FT), Traditional Training (TT) and Control groups (CG). Values presented are means and standard deviations (SD).
FT (n = 16)
TT (n = 14)
CG (n = 15)
Age (yrs)
65.6 ± 3.2
63.0 ± 1.8
66.8 ± 6.1
Height (m)
1.55 ± 5.2
1.54 ± 4.1
1.53 ± 3.6
Body mass (kg)
68.2 ± 9.6
67.2 ± 11.8
69.3 ± 9.4
No significant differences were found between groups (1-way ANOVA).