Table 1.
Characteristics of the study sample
| |
2006 |
|
|---|---|---|
| |
Men |
Women |
| n = 59 | n = 55 | |
|
Metabolic Parameters | ||
| Total energy expenditure (kcal/day) |
2249 ± 413* |
1781 ± 315 |
| Resting metabolic rate (kcal/day) |
1319 ± 182* |
1085 ± 141 |
| Resting metabolic rate adjusted for lean mass (RMR/FFM) (kcal/day) |
26.1 ± 2.4* |
28.7 ± 2.3 |
| AEE (TEE*0.9-RMR) (kcal/day) |
723 ± 239* |
578 ± 251 |
| PAL (TEE/RMR) |
1.70 ± 0.23 |
1.65 ± 0.28 |
|
Demographics | ||
| Age, M (SD) |
82.2 ± 3.2 |
82.0 ± 3.1 |
| Height (cm) |
170.9 ± 6.4* |
157.3 ± 6.7 |
| Weight (kg) |
79.5 ± 13.8* |
68.2 ± 11.2 |
| Fat Free Mass (kg) |
52.4 ± 6.6* |
39.3 ± 5.0 |
| BMI (kg/m2) |
27.2 ± 4.6 |
27.6 ± 4.6 |
| Body Fat Percentage (DXA) |
28.8 ± 6.0* |
39.6 ± 4.7 |
| Blood Pressure (S = Systolic; D = Diastolic) mmHg |
S:135 ± 17 D:73 ± 10 |
S:142 ± 22 D:71 ± 10 |
| Memphis Site, % | 53.3% | 54.6% |
* = significant difference between men and women.
Data presented as Mean ± Standard Deviation.