Table 1.
Anthropometrics and dietary intake
| P0 |
P2 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre | Post | Pre | Post | |
| Age (years) | 74 ± 1 | 74 ± 1 | 73 ± 1 | 74 ± 1 |
| Weight (kg) | 78 ± 6 | 78 ± 5 | 78 ± 3 | 77 ± 3 |
| BMI (kg m−2) | 26 ± 1 | 26 ± 1 | 25 ± 1 | 25 ± 1 |
| WB fat (%) | 26 ± 3 | 25 ± 2 | 26 ± 2 | 26 ± 3 |
| WB-LBM (kg)† | 54 ± 2 | 55 ± 3* | 54 ± 2 | 53 ± 2* |
| Energy intake (MJ) | 8.6 ± 0.6 | 8.2 ± 0.4 | 9.9 ± 0.5 | 9.1 ± 0.5 |
| Fat (E%) | 38 ± 4 | 34 ± 4 | 37 ± 3 | 39 ± 4 |
| Carbohydrate (E%) | 43 ± 4 | 43 ± 4 | 42 ± 4 | 38 ± 4 |
| Protein (E%) | 14 ± 1 | 15 ± 1 | 14 ± 1 | 15 ± 1 |
| Protein per BW (g kg−1) | 1.0 ± 0.1 | 1.0 ± 0.1 | 1.1 ± 0.1 | 1.1 ± 0.1 |
| Protein per LBM (g kg−1) | 1.4 ± 0.2 | 1.3 ± 0.1 | 1.5 ± 0.1 | 1.5 ± 0.1 |
Data are presented as mean values ± s.e.m. for P0 (n = 7) and P2 (n = 6) before (Pre) and after (Post) a 12 week training period.
*
Significantly different from Pre (P < 0.05).
†
Significantly larger increase in P0 than in P2. E%, percentage of total energy; WB, whole body; LBM, lean body mass; BW, body weight.