Table 2. Characteristics of the participants. All values are presented as the median (range).
RT-WBV
RT
Welch’s t-test
(n = 17)
(F:14,M3)
(n = 16)
(F: 13, M: 3)
p-value
Age (years)
37
(21-49)
39
(22-49)
.59
Height (m)
1.60
(1.53 -1.83)
1.63
(1.57-1.78)
.54
Body mass (kg)
54.9
(44.6-78.2)
55.5
(50.9-76.7)
.42
BMI (kg/m2)
21.2
(18.2-26.7)
20.6
(19.7-26.3)
.43
TPA (steps/day)
11446
(5689-23466)
9185
(4395-19517)
.12
PAL
1.80
(1.3-2.8)
1.93
(1.5-2.6)
.14
TEI (kcal/day)
1874
(1287-2559)
2107
(952-2795)
.19
Protein (%)
13.2
(10.8-15.9)
14.2
(10.2-16.5)
.22
Fat (%)
29.7
(10.8-41.8)
30.0
(19.6-41.3)
.89
Carbohydrate (%)
56.6
(43.5-64.7)
56.4
(43.1-68.2)
.92
BMI, body mass index; TPA = total physical activity; PAL, physical activity level; TEI = Total energy intake; RT-WBV, resistance training with whole-body vibration; RT, resistance training