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Table 2 Baseline characteristics of the participants of the intervention stratified by randomization

From: The effects of a moderate physical activity intervention on physical fitness and cognition in healthy elderly with low levels of physical activity: a randomized controlled trial

Characteristics

Total sample

(n = 102)

Intervention group

(n = 69)

Control group

(n = 33)

P value

Age

70.69 (9.16)

69.45 (9.02)

73.30 (9.01)

.05

Female

77 (75.49%)

50 (72.46%)

27 (81.82%)

.30

ApoE-ε4 status

29 (28.43%)

23 (33.33%)

6 (18.18%)

.11

Middle education

34 (33.33%)

23 (33.33%)

11(33.33%)

.99

High education

65 (63.73%)

43 (62.32%)

22 (66.67%)

.67

BMI

27.44 (4.37)

27.30 (4.30)

27.72 (4.57)

.65

Systolic blood pressure

142.62 (18.08)

141.63 (18.83)

144.68 (16.49)

.43

Waist Hip ratio

0.90 (0.08)

0.90 (0.09)

0.89 (0.08)

.48

Medication

 Statins

17 (16.67%)

9 (13.04%)

8 (24.24%)

.17

 Anti-hypertensives

12 (11.76%)

8 (11.59%)

4 (12.12%)

.94

 Antidiabetics

6 (5.88%)

3 (4.35%)

3 (9.09%)

.34

Cognition

 MMSE

29.35 (0.99)

29.35 (1.04)

29.36 (0.90)

.94

Mobility

 TUG

7.68 (2.96)

7.52 (2.44)

8.01 (3.86)

.43

  1. Means and standard deviations, number and percentage reported. P values are based on univariate analyses of variance. ApoE-ε4 Apolipoprotein E ε4 carrier, BMI Body mass index, MMSE Mini-Mental State Examination, TUG Timed Up and Go Test