Table 2.

Participant characteristics

	Control (n = 6)	HT (n = 8)
Age, yr	59.2±4.2	58.5±3.7
Height, cm	160.4±9.0	163.8±3.0
Weight, kg	63.1±17.4	89.5±23.7*
BMI, kg/cm2	35.4±11.5	47.2±11.9
Percent fat	34.1±13.6	45.1±7.9
LBM, kg	41.6±4.3	49.1±5.0*
Estrogen, pg/ml	54.7±5.3	392.6±81.0*
Eccentric peak torque, Nm	108.7±52.9	132.7±58.6
Concentric peak torque, Nm	75.3±19.9	84.4±28.7
Peak torque†, Nm	101.3±17.7	118.3±32.4

Data are means ± SD for n subjects. HT, hormone therapy; BMI, body mass index; LBM, lean body mass.

^*Significantly different from control group, P < 0.05;

^†measured during acute exercise.