Table 2 Intragroup post hoc analyses in body composition and physical fitness in older women with sarcopenia

Fat-free mass (%)

EBG (n = 21)

22.10

3.43

24.50

3.67

< 0.001^***

10.86

0.68

GBD (n = 19)

21.28

2.88

20.86

2.82

0.999

-1.97

0.15

Fat mass (%)

EBG (n = 21)

31.79

12.09

31.20

11.22

0.999

-1.86

0.05

GBD (n = 19)

27.39

10.36

28.11

10.95

0.999

2.63

0.07

HGS Dominant hand (kg)

EBG (n = 21)

16.27

3.43

18.05

3.24

0.003^**

10.94

0.53

GBD (n = 19)

17.01

3.54

16.91

2.86

0.999

0.59

0.03

HGS Non-dominant hand (kg)

EBG (n = 21)

15.18

3.09

16.73

2.73

0.008^**

10.21

0.53

GBD (n = 19)

14.75

1.98

15.31

3.53

0.999

3.80

0.19

Leg strength (kg)

EBG (n = 21)

42.52

12.01

46.39

9.69

< 0.001^***

9.10

0.35

GBD (n = 19)

45.65

12.18

47.40

11.74

0.473

3.83

0.15

TUG (s)

EBG (n = 21)

10.36

3.04

8.84

2.08

< 0.001^***

-14.67

0.58

GBD (n = 19)

10.04

2.72

9.94

2.50

0.762

-1.00

0.04

Walking speed (s)

EBG (n = 21)

2.75

0.69

2.54

0.53

0.037^*

-7.64

0.34

GBD (n = 19)

2.99

0.72

2.86

0.54

0.863

-4.35

0.20