Table 1 Participant Demographic Characteristics
From: Enhancing quality of life in older adults: A comparison of muscular strength and power training
| Â | Power Training (N = 15) | Strength Training (N = 15) | Control Group (N = 15) | Â | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Completers (N = 12) | Drop-Outs (N = 3) | Completers (N = 11) | Drop-Outs (N = 5) | Completers (N = 13) | Drop-Outs (N = 2) | P-Value For Completers |
Age (yrs) | 76.8 (6.5) | 78.0 (2.7) | 74.1 (5.5) | 73.0 (6.2) | 74.3 (5.4) | 70.0 (5.0) | 0.47 |
Gender (% female) | 46.7 | 20.0 | 66.7 | 20.0 | 53.3 | 20.0 | 0.54 |
Height (cm) | 162.3 (10.0) | 159.3 (8.1) | 161.6 (13.1) | 156.3 (4.9) | 162.6 (8.8) | 162.0 (7.2) | 0.98 |
Body Mass (kg) | 81.2 (18.3) | 78.2 (14.1) | 76.8 (16.9) | 70.2 (20.3) | 81.7 (21.0) | 76.7 (8.1) | 0.78 |
Body mass index (kg/m 2 ) | 30.7 (5.4) | 30.8 (5.0) | 29.5 (6.0) | 28.4 (6.5) | 30.8 (7.2) | 29.4 (4.3) | 0.85 |
Education (no./%) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.83 |
   HS or < HS | 2 (13.3) | 0 | 2 (13.3) | 0 | 1 (6.7) | 0 |  |
   >HS but <College | 4 (26.7) | 3 (20.0) | 3 (20.0) | 3 (20.0) | 6 (40.0) | 2 (13.3) |  |
   > = College | 6 (40.0) | 0 | 7 (46.7) | 0 | 5 (33.3) | 1 (6.7) |  |