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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2008 Jul 9.
Published in final edited form as: J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2004 Dec;13(10):1148–1164. doi: 10.1089/jwh.2004.13.1148

Table 2.

Baseline Characteristics of Subjects

Exercise Control
Variable na X̄ ± SDb Rangec n X̄ ± SD Range
Age, years 55 41.6 ± 14.3 20.2–76.0 41 42.9 ± 14.4 20.0–74.0
Height, cm 28 163.5 ± 2.8 156.0–170.0 19 163.3 ± 3.7 156.0–171.0
Body weight, kg 46 67.8 ± 8.1 54.1–88.4 35 68.2 ± 8.9 53.0–90.5
BMI,d (kg/m2) 44 25.5 ± 3.4 20.6–36.2 32 25.6 ± 3.8 20.9–34.0
Body fat, % 33 32.2 ± 5.2 21.7–43.1 24 33.6 ± 5.4 21.3–43.4
Vo2max, ml/kg−1/min−1 43 28.8 ± 6.2 17.3–45.0 30 27.6 ± 6.4 17.8–45.0
TC, mg/dl 53 197.4 ± 24.5 159.7–257.9 41 203.2 ± 23.6 155.0–264.0
HDL-C, mg/dl 56 55.6 ± 8.3 35.2–80.8 42 54.7 ± 8.6 31.2–69.2
LDL-C, mg/dl 46 122.1 ± 23.9 79.8–178.6 33 127.3 ± 21.1 78.2–187.5
TG, mg/dl 54 100.9 ± 27.3 57.1–171.1 40 103.1 ± 31.1 54.0–178.1
a

n, total number of groups reporting data for that variable.

b

X̄ ± SD, mean ± standard deviation.

c

Range represents the means for each group from each study.

d

BMI, body mass index; Vo2max, maximum oxygen consumption; TC, total cholesterol; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; TG, triglycerides.