Home exercise improves the quality of sleep and daytime sleepiness of elderlies: a randomized controlled trial

Table 1 Baseline characteristics by group

Variables	Control group (n = 64)	Intervention group (n = 61)	p
Age (years)	69.9 ± 6.7	69.8 ± 7.4	0.76
Gender (% women)	84.4	91.8	0.23
BMI (Kg/m²)	27.7 ± 4.7	27.6 ± 4.1	0.75
Waist Circumference (cm)	93 ± 10	93 ± 10	0.76
Number of self-reported morbidities	1.9 ± 1.4	1.8 ± 1.5	0.63
Per capita income (% ≤ 2 minimum wages)	82.3	85.7	0.86
Education (% ≤ 3 years of study)	75	75.9	0.54
Housing (% live with relatives)	67	71	0.85
Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index	11.4 ± 3	11 ± 3.4	0.55
Epworth Sleepiness Scale	8.5 ± 3	8.7 ± 3	0.14
Berlin Questionnaire (% high risk)	37	39	0.23
Physical Activity – IPAQ (% actives)	88	85	0.34

Data mean ± standard deviation or in (%); n = number of participants who completed the follow up. No significant difference was detected between groups (p > 0.05)

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