Table 1.

Subject characteristics (n = 12)

	Mean ± SD	Range
Age, yr	56±4	50–63
Years postmenopausal	9±6	1–16
$\stackrel{.}{\mathrm{V}}$O2max, ml·kg−1 ·min−1	23.5±4.1	17.4–29.8
Total cholesterol, mg/dl	200±36	124–256
HDL-cholesterol, mg/dl	58±14	38–82
LDL-cholesterol, mg/dl	122±28	74–171
Triglycerides, mg/dl	108±50	56–201
Body mass, kg	72.1±15.1	54.3–100.9
BMI, kg/m2	27.0±5.0	21.5–35.1
Waist girth, cm	94.9±16.3	75.4–118.5
Fat mass, kg	30.6±11.2	15.7–49.0
Fat content (%body mass)	41.2±7.1	28.5–51.9
Fat-free mass, kg	41.6±4.8	36.1–51.8
Trunk fat mass, kg	15.5±6.5	7.3–26.5

$\stackrel{.}{\mathrm{V}}$O_2max, maximal oxygen consumption; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; LDL, low-density lipoprotein; BMI, body mass index.