Table 1.

Male and female characteristics (mean ± SD) contrasted by age group

Variable	Male (n = 547)			Female (n = 567)
	Young	Middle-age	Elderly	Young	Middle-age	Elderly
	(n = 279)	(n = 232)	(n = 36)	(n = 260)	(n = 279)	(n = 28)
Age (y)	26.7 ± 6.6	48.4 ± 5.3	65.9 ± 6.5	25.9 ± 7.2	47.3 ± 4.9	64.6 ± 5.0
Height (cm)	168.7 ± 6.2	165.9 ± 6.0	162.2 ± 5.5	156.5 ± 5.8	155.1 ± 5.6	152.1 ± 6.8
Weight (kg)	64.9 ± 12.1	68.2 ± 11.4	60.5 ± 11.9	53.6 ± 11.4	62.4 ± 10.1	57.4 ± 24.7
BMI(kg/m2)	22.7 ± 3.8	24.6 ±3.5	22.8 ±3.9	21.8 ±4.3	26.1 ± 3.8	24.7 ± 3.5
Body fat%	19.5 ±6.6	24.5 ±4.6	24.4 ± 5.5	28.0 ± 6.0	34.7 ± 4.3	36.7 ± 4.8

Continuous variables (Age, Height, Weight, BMI-Body Mass Index, Body Fat%) are given as mean values with their standard deviations (SD). Number of participants (n).