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Table 1 Physical characteristics and blood pressures

From: Effects of dried tofu supplementation during interval walking training on the methylation of the NFKB2 gene in the whole blood of older women

 

PLG (n = 16)

DTG (n = 14)

P value

Pre

Post

Pre

Post

Group

Time

G × T

Age (years)

65 ± 4

–

64 ± 5

–

NS

–

–

Height (cm)

155 ± 4

–

156 ± 3

–

NS

–

–

Body weight (kg)

51.5 ± 1.6

52.0 ± 1.8**

53.3 ± 1.9

54.2 ± 1.9**

NS

0.005

NS

BMI (kg/m2)

21.4 ± 0.7

21.6 ± 0.7**

21.9 ± 0.7

22.2 ± 0.7**

NS

0.006

NS

% Fat

28.3 ± 1.5

29.1 ± 1.7*

29.1 ± 1.5

30.0 ± 1.4*

NS

0.020

NS

Abdominal circumstance (cm)

79.5 ± 2.1

78.9 ± 2.4

77.8 ± 2.2

77.9 ± 2.4

NS

NS

NS

SBP (mmHg)

131 ± 4

141 ± 5**

130 ± 3

139 ± 4.4**

NS

0.002

NS

DBP (mmHg)

77 ± 2

78 ± 3

75 ± 3

77 ± 3

NS

NS

NS

  1. The values are the mean ± SD for age and height and mean ± SE for other variables
  2. Significant differences from the pre-training values, *P < 0.05 and **P < 0.01
  3. PLG placebo group, DTG dried tofu group, pre and post before and after 5-month interval walking training with placebo or dried tofu supplementation, respectively, SBP systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure, G × T interactive effects of group (G; PLG and DTG) and time (T; pre and post) on the variables by two-way ANOVA (analysis of variance), NS not significantly different
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The Journal of Physiological Sciences

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