Creative dance associated with traditional Portuguese singing as a strategy for active aging: a comparative cross-sectional study

Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of the participant

Variables	NEG (n = 41)	TEG (n = 42)	MEG (n = 36)
Age (years)	77.8 ± 1.2	73.9 ± 1.1 ^a	74.1 ± 1.1 ^b
Sex (women/men)	29/12	38/4	33/3
Height (cm)	156.5 ± 7.1	152.8 ± 8.7 ^a	153.1 ± 5.3
Weight (kg)	67.9 ± 11.7	67.5 ± 12.8	70.2 ± 12.1
BMI (kg/m²)	27.9 ± 4.3	28.7 ± 4.0	29.71 ± 4.5
Waist circumference (cm)	97.7 ± 11.7	94.9 ± 10.9	97.9 ± 10.6
Physical activity (MET/min/week)	1061.1 ± 1468.7	1407.2 ± 1718.3	2323.2 ± 2643.6

Values represent mean ± standard deviation. NEG no-exercise group, TEG traditional exercise group, MEG multimodal exercise group, BMI body mass index, cm centimeters; kg kilograms; kg/m² kilograms per square meter, MET/min/week MET per minute per week. ^a Significant difference between NEG and TEG (p < 0.05). ^b Significant difference between NEG and MEG (p < 0.05)

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