Table 2 Participant baseline characteristics
Variables | EBRT group (n = 14) | CON group (n = 14) | T | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 73.29 ± 5.44 | 74.79 ± 3.87 | -0.841 | 0.408 |
Height (cm) | 151.28 ± 4.79 | 150.36 ± 4.45 | 0.531 | 0.600 |
Weight (kg) | 63.71 ± 8.76 | 64.86 ± 9.63 | -0.328 | 0.745 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 27.82 ± 3.46 | 28.59 ± 3.32 | -0.603 | 0.552 |
WHR | 0.96 ± 0.08 | 0.97 ± 0.07 | -0.466 | 0.645 |
Body fat percentage | 36.05 ± 1.96 | 36.36 ± 2.49 | -0.366 | 0.717 |
HOMA-IR | 0.87 ± 0.15 | 0.92 ± 0.23 | -0.734 | 0.470 |
Insulin (mg/dl) | 4.01 ± 0.54 | 4.28 ± 0.84 | -1.002 | 0.325 |
Glucose (mg/dl) | 97.21 ± 7.44 | 96.50 ± 8.51 | 0.236 | 0.815 |
TG (mg/dl) | 146.57 ± 39.13 | 125.21 ± 30.93 | 1.602 | 0.121 |
TC (mg/dl) | 185.36 ± 27.61 | 176.50 ± 27.38 | 0.852 | 0.402 |
LDL-C (mg/dl) | 123.21 ± 18.75 | 122.86 ± 18.57 | 0.051 | 0.960 |
HDL-C (mg/dl) | 41.36 ± 5.00 | 42.64 ± 4.16 | -0.739 | 0.466 |
30-second chair stand test (reps) | 10.43 ± 1.91 | 11.29 ± 1.44 | -1.342 | 0.191 |
30-second arm curl test (reps) | 16.14 ± 2.44 | 16.71 ± 2.61 | -0.597 | 0.555 |
Adropin (ng/L) | 100.73 ± 18.56 | 106.33 ± 22.50 | -0.719 | 0.479 |
TNF-α (pg/ml) | 5.79 ± 0.87 | 5.84 ± 0.86 | -0.155 | 0.878 |
hsCRP (ng/ml) | 1714.86 ± 508.33 | 1895.79 ± 727.69 | -0.763 | 0.453 |