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Table 2 Characteristics on the participants of the cOSE group and the cCSE group at baseline

From: Comparison of the effects of open vs. closed skill exercise on the acute and chronic BDNF, IGF-1 and IL-6 response in older healthy adults

Group N (female/male)

cOSE 6 (4/2)

cCSE 9 (6/3)

Measure

M (SD)

M (SD)

Age (years)

64.50 (6.32)

64.89 (3.51)

 < 65 years [N (%)]

2 (33.3%)

4 (44.4%)

 ≥ 65 years [N (%)]

4 (66.7%)

5 (55. %)

Weight (kg)

76.05 (11.52)

86.02 (28.68)*

Height (m)

1.66 (0.05)

1.73 (0.05)

BMI (kg/m2)

27.58 (4.48)

28.68 (5.28)

kcal/week

2407.28 (1973.127)

1073.10 (670.21)

Resting HR (bpm)

67.67 (5.57)

67.56 (10.48)

Educational achievement (N)

 Secondary education

3 (50.0%)

2 (22.2%)

 High school

1 (16.7%)

1 (11.1%)

 University

2 (33.3%)

4 (44.4%)

 Academic degree

0 (0.0%)

2 (22. 2%)

MMSE

28.7 (1.8)

29.0 (0.9)

  1. BMI body mass index
  2. Asterisk indicate significant difference between groups (*0.050 >  p  ≥ 0.001)