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Body composition of study participants.
| Age (years) |
Body weight (kg) |
Fat mass (kg) |
% Fat mass (% body weight) |
LBM (kg) |
BMI (kg/m2) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Young (n = 13) | 27 ± 2 | 71 ± 4 | 19.9 ± 2.5 | 28 ± 3 | 54 ± 5 | 23.8 ± 1.1 |
| Elderly (n = 15) | 70 ± 2 | 70 ± 3 | 20.1 ± 1.7 | 29 ± 2 | 49 ± 3 | 25.1 ± 0.5 |
| P value | <0.0001 | 0.69 | 0.93 | 0.77 | 0.28 | 0.28 |
