Health-related quality of life, handgrip strength and falls during detraining in elderly habitual exercisers

Table 2 Health-related quality of life (HRQOL) and handgrip strength of participants before (baseline) and after (3 months) detraining

	Baseline m±sd	3 months m±sd	d	Mean difference (95% CI)	p-value
HRQOL (SF-36) Physical func.	91.4±8.9	84.1±11.9	−0.61	−7.3 (−9.5-(−)5.2)	<0.001
Physical role func.	96.4±12.5	87.8±28.9	−0.29	−8.7 (−17.7–0.3)	0.05
Bodily pain	80.8±19.9	66.0±22.1	−0.66	−14.7 (−20.6-(−)8.8)	<0.001
General health	71.6±17.8	67.6±17.1	−0.23	−3.9 (−7.7-(−)0.2)	0.02
Vitality	77.4±15.4	69.2±15.1	−0.54	−8.2 (−11.7-(−)4.7)	<0.001
Social role func.	94.6±9.5	85.9±18.2	−0.48	−8.8 (−13.8-(−)3.7)	0.001
Emotional role func.	91.2±25.3	77.5±36.9	−0.37	−13.7 (−23.3-(−)4.1)	0.004
Mental health	77.7±17.5	71.4±16.2	−0.39	−6.4 (−10.8-(−)1.9)	<0.001
STRENGTH
Handgrip strength (kg)	25.2±6.4	25.3±6.4	0.01	0.12 (−0.63–0.84)	>0.05

Abbreviations : Func. functioning, HRQOL health related quality of life, CI confidence interval, m mean, sd standard deviation, d Cohen’s d

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