Aerobic Exercise with Mediterranean-DASH Intervention for Neurodegenerative Delay Diet Promotes Brain Cells’ Longevity despite Sex Hormone Deficiency in Postmenopausal Women: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Table 2

Comparison of weight, BMI, sex hormones and cognitive functions, and functional level before and after 12 weeks, in both groups.

Variables	Experimental group ()		paired -test value	Control group ()		paired -test value	indep.-test value
	Pre	Post		Pre	Post
Weight (kg); BMI (kg/m^2)			< 0.01; < 0.01			< 0.05; < 0.05	0.01; 0.01
Sex hormones
Estradiol (pg/ml); Total testosterone (ng/ml)			< 0.01; < 0.01			< 0.05; < 0.05	0.01; 0.01
Free testosterone (pg/ml); SHBG (nmol/ml)			< 0.01; < 0.01			< 0.05; < 0.05	0.01; 0.01
Cognitive functions and functional level
RUDAS; FIM			< 0.01; < 0.01			< 0.05; < 0.05	0.01; 0.01

BMI: body mass index; FIM: functional independence measure; RUDAS: Rowland Universal Dementia Assessment Scale; SHBG: sex hormone binding globulin. Data are represented as (SD) Statistically significant at .