Table 1.
Gender (M = male, F = female), race (C = Caucasian, B = black, O = other) and mean ± standard errors for age, height, weight, and body mass index (BMI) for young, old, and elderly subjects in the training group and in the test group
| Age | Gender | Race | Height (cm) | Weight (kg) | BMI (kg/m2) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Training group (n = 12 per group) | ||||||
| Young | 25 ± 0.4 (23–27) | 6M, 6F | 10C, 2B | 171.4 ± 1.5a | 78.9 ± 5.1a,b | 26.7 ± 1.4 |
| Old | 64 ± 0.6 (60–67) | 6M, 6F | 9C, 2B, 1O | 169.5 ± 1.7a | 88.1 ± 4.09a | 30.9 ± 1.6 |
| Elderly | 91 ± 0.1 (90–91) | 7M, 5F | 12C | 162.9 ± 1.2b | 70.0 ± 3.0b | 26.5 ± 1.2 |
| P value | 0.0005** | 0.0157* | 0.0608 | |||
| Test group (n = 5 per group) | ||||||
| Young | 31 ± 1.2 (28–35) | 2M, 3F | 3C, 2B | 173.7 ± 2.4a | 74.2 ± 5.6 | 24.5 ± 1.7 |
| Old | 72 ± 0.8 (70–74) | 4M, 1F | 5C, 0B | 169.4 ± 1.8a,b | 81.1 ± 3.7 | 28.3 ± 1.3 |
| Elderly | 94 ± 1.4 (90–97) | 3M, 2F | 4C, 1B | 163.3 ± 1.6b | 66.7 ± 2.5 | 25.1 ± 0.8 |
| P value | 0.0087** | 0.0863 | 0.1250 | |||
P values were obtained from ANOVAs testing for age effects; age groups sharing an a or b superscripts are not significantly different
Number in parenthesis are actual range