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Table 2 Anthropometric characteristics of participants (Mean ± SD)

From: Effects of functional training with blood occlusion on the irisin, follistatin, and myostatin myokines in elderly men

 

FTBFR

FT

C

Age (years)

67.6 ± 5.1

66.3 ± 4.6

69.3 ± 7.4

Height (cm)

166.2 ± 5.6

165.3 ± 9.6

170.2 ± 9.7

 Body mass (kg)

Pre

69.8 ± 11.5

71.4 ± 5.5

75.9 ± 10.7

post

68.6 ± 11.3

70.9 ± 5.2

76.0 ± 10.7

 BMI (kg/m2)

Pre

25.5 ± 3.4

25.8 ± 1.7

26.2 ± 2.9

post

24.9 ± 3.7

25.7 ± 1.7

26.3 ± 2.8

 Body Fat (%)

Pre

23.1 ± 5.4

23.3 ± 2.5

22.9 ± 5.3

Post

22.8 ± 5.7

22.7 ± 2.4

23.4 ± 5.5

  1. FTBFR Functional training with blood flow restriction, FT Functional training, C control, cm Centimeter, kg Kilogram, BMI Body mass index, kg/m2 Kilogram per square meter, % percentage