Table 1.

Subject characteristics

	Young	Older
Sex (M, F)	5, 5	4, 5
Age (years)	23 ± 1	69 ± 1*
BMI (kg m−2)	23 ± 1	25 ± 1
V̇O2max(ml kg−1 min−1)	40 ± 2	28 ± 2*
Total cholesterol (mg dl−1)	158 ± 9	209 ± 10*
HDL (mg dl−1)	55 ± 3	57 ± 5
LDL (mg dl−1)	87 ± 9	120 ± 7*
MAP (mmHg)	89 ± 2	93 ± 2

Values are means ± s.e.m.; HDL, high density lipoprotein; LDL, low density lipoprotein; MAP, mean arterial pressure.

^*Significant difference versus young subject group (P < 0.05).