Table 1.

Participant Baseline Characteristics

	African American (n=8)	Caucasian (n=16)
Age (years)	55.9±1.7	57.2±5.9
Height (cm)	162.7±3.5	162.8±6.8
Weight (kg)	79.5±16.6	78.0±15.4
BMI (kg/m2)	30.1±6.3	29.3±5.2
VO2 peak (mL/kg/minute)	22.0±3.9	23.8±3.7
Body fat (%)	43.0±8.0	44.0±3.8

Values are presented as mean±standard deviation (SD).

BMI, body mass index; VO₂ peak, peak oxygen uptake.