Table 1.
Participant characteristics at baseline.
| Women | Men | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exercisers N=49 Mean (SD) or N (%) | Controls N=51 Mean (SD) or N (%) | Exercisers N=51 Mean (SD) or N (%) | Controls N=51 Mean (SD) or N (%) | |
| Age (years) | 54.4 (7.1) | 53.7 (5.6) | 56.2 (6.7) | 56.6 (7.6) |
| Race | ||||
| White | 42 (86) | 47 (92) | 48 (94) | 48 (94) |
| Non-white | 7 (14) | 4 (8) | 3 (6) | 3 (6) |
| Menopausal status | NA | NA | ||
| HRT user | 23 (47) | 22 (43) | ||
| No HRT | 10 (20) | 11 (22) | ||
| Premenopausal | 16 (33) | 18 (35) | ||
| Height (cm) | 164.0 (6.9) | 165.5 (6.4) | 178.4 (6.3) | 179.8 (8.0) |
| Weight (kg) | 78.0 (17.8) | 77.9 (12.8) | 94.8 (14.9) | 97.4 (18.2) |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 28.9 (5.5) | 28.5 (4.8) | 29.7 (3.7) | 30.1 (4.8) |
| Body fat (%) | 43.3 (7.2) | 43 (6.8) | 31.5 (6.4) | 29.7 (6.0) |
| Total fat mass (kg) | 34.4 (13.6) | 33.9 (10.4) | 30.3 (9.5) | 29.0 (9.5) |
| VO2max (ml/kg/day) | 23.8 (5.1) | 24.8 (4.3) | 30.1 (5.9) | 30.3 (6.7) |
| Cigarette Use | ||||
| Smoker | 2 (4) | 1 (2) | 5 (10) | 4 (8) |
| Non-smoker | 47 (96) | 50 (98) | 46 (90) | 47 (92) |
*
1 female control, 1 male control, and 2 male exercisers were missing baseline DEXA.
†
T-test comparing baseline characteristics for female exercisers versus controls.
‡
T-test comparing baseline characteristics for male exercisers versus controls.