Table 1 Study design, sample size, and participant characteristics of included studies
From: Resistance Training and Weight Loss in Older Adults: A Scoping Review
Study | Study design | Population | Sample N | Age (years + SD) | Females N (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aguiar et al. [18] | RCT; creatine supplementation vs. control | Healthy older women | 18 | 64.9 (5.0) | 18 (100) |
Avila et al. [28] | RCT; DASH diet sedentary vs. Dash diet + MRT | Overweight and obese men and women | 31 | 67.0 (4.0) | 16 (51) |
Balachandran et al. [32] | RCT; strength/hypertrophy vs. high-speed circuit training | Community-dwelling older adults with SO | 21 | 71.8 (8.0) | 16 (76) |
Bardstu et al. [13] | RCT; RT vs. non-exercising control | Community and assisted-living older adults | 104 | 86.5 | 64 (61) |
Beavers et al. [29] | RCT; WL only vs. aerobic exercise training + WL vs. RT + WL | Obese, community-dwelling older adults | 252 | 66.9 (4.7) | 179 (71) |
Bocalini et al. [30] | RCT; six arm based on BMI | Healthy, community-dwelling older women | 78 | 65.3 (8.0) | 78 (100) |
Brochu et al. [15] | RCT; CR vs. RT + CR | Overweight and obese older women | 137 | 58.0 (5.0) | 137 (100) |
Campbell et al. [10] | QE; Single cohort repeated measures | Postmenopausal, overweight women | 16 | 68.0 (1.0) | 16 (100) |
Cavalcante et al. [26] | RCT; RT (3 × weekly) vs. RT (2 × weekly) vs. non-exercising control | Independent-living obese and overweight women | 57 | 66.9 (5.3) | 53 (100) |
Chen et al. [33] | RCT; RT vs. CT vs. AT. Vs. non-exercising control | Community-dwelling older adults with SO | 93 | 69.0 (3.1) | 50 (54) |
Coelho et al. [36] | RCT; NPRT vs. PRT. Vs. non-exercising control | Community-dwelling older women | 42 | 67.0 (5.0) | 42 (100) |
Cunha et al. [27] | RCT; 1 set RT vs. 3 set RT vs. non-exercising control | Community-dwelling older women with SO | 62 | 68.0 (4.3) | 62 (100) |
de Oliviera Silva et al. [3] | QE; 2 group design: participants with SO with vs. without SO | Community-dwelling older women with and without SO | 49 | > 60 | 49 (100) |
Dib et al. [12] | RCT: 3 groups (various exercise order) | Community-dwelling older women | 45 | > 60 | 45 (100) |
dos Santos et al. [14] | RCT: WPS RT vs. NPS RT vs. non-exercising control | Community-dwelling older women | 59 | 67.3 (4.4) | 59 (100) |
Gadelha et al. [17] | RCT: RT vs. non-exercising control | Community-dwelling older women with SO | 243 | 67.0 (5.2) | 243 (100) |
Gambassi et al. [8] | RCT: RT vs. non-exercising control | Community-dwelling older women | 26 | 65.0 (3.0) | 26 (100) |
Gylling et al. [11] | RCT: heavy RT vs. moderate RT vs. non-exercising control | Community-dwelling older adults | 451 | 66.0 (2.5) | 275 (61) |
Hanson et al. [37] | RCT; RT vs. non-exercising control | Healthy, sedentary older adults | 81 | 70.5 (5.0) | 16 (20) |
Leenders et al. [24] | QE; 2 group RT program: men vs. women | Healthy, community-dwelling older adults | 60 | 70.0 (1.0) | 29 (48) |
Shea et al. [34] | RCT 2 × 3 factorial; RT vs. no RT, pioglitazone | Older, non-diabetic men and women | 88 | 69.8 (2.0) | 40 (45) |
Straight et al. [16] | QE; Single cohort repeated measures | Overweight and obese community-dwelling older adults | 109 | 69.1 (6.2) | 80 (73) |
Verreijin et al. [31] | RCT; 2 × 2 factorial | Overweight and obese community-dwelling older adults | 100 | 62.4 (5.4) | 64 (64) |
Vieira et al. [38] | RCT: two group RT differing by supervision style | Community-dwelling postmenopausal women | 20 | 64.0 (3.7) | 20 (100) |