Table 1.

Subject demographics

	Young	Old
Sex (M/F)	12/5	5/7
Age (years)	27 ± 2	61 ± 1*
Height (cm)	177 ± 2	168 ± 2*
Weight (kg)	73 ± 3	69 ± 2
BMI (kg/m2)	23 ± 1	24 ± 1*
Waist (cm)	78 ± 3	85 ± 3*
FAV (mL)	1,022 ± 47	830 ± 43*
MVC (kg)	41 ± 2	31 ± 3*
Glucose (mg/dL)	76 ± 3	72 ± 4
Triglyceride (mg/dL)	108 ± 17	99 ± 20
Total cholesterol (mg/dL)	194 ± 15	160 ± 14
HDL (mg/dL)	57 ± 5	56 ± 7
LDL (mg/dL)	110 ± 10	86 ± 10

Data are presented as mean ± SE. Young n = 17, old n = 12 unless otherwise noted

Waist (young n = 16), LDL (young n = 14, old n = 11)

BMI body mass index, FAV forearm volume, MVC maximal voluntary contraction

^*p < 0.05 versus young