Table 1.
Anthropometric characteristics of the participants.
| Females | Males | Tot | p- Value | |
| # | 30 | 32 | 62 | |
| Age (yrs) | 65.3 ± 5.2 | 68.0 ± 6.3 | 66.7 ± 5.9 | 0.072 |
| Weight (kg) | 65.5 ± 11.4 | 81.8 ± 14.6 | 73.9 ± 15.4 | <0.001 |
| Height (m) | 1.61 ± 0.06 | 1.74 ± 0.07 | 1.68 ± 0.09 | <0.001 |
| BMI (kg∙m−2) | 25.2 ± 4.1 | 27.1 ± 5.0 | 26.2 ± 4.6 | 0.112 |
| SPPB score | 11.0 ± 0.9 | 11.0 ± 0.7 | 11.0 ± 0.8 | 0.580 |
BMI, Body Mass Index; SPPB score, short physical performance battery score. Significant differences between sexes are indicated with the p-value < 0.05 (unpaired t-test on means).