Table 1.
Subject characteristics and correlations with age
| Males | Females | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55–59 | 60–64 | 65–69 | 70+ | All | Correlation | 55–59 | 60–64 | 65–69 | 70+ | All | Correlation | |
| n | 22 | 24 | 19 | 19 | 84 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 41 | ||
| Age (years) | 57.7 (1.6) | 62 (1.4) | 67 (1.2) | 73.4 (2.6) | 64.6 (6.0) | 56.4 (1.5) | 61.9 (1.6) | 67 (1.3) | 75.3 (3.0) | 62.0 (6.0) | ||
| Height (m) | 1.78 (0.04) | 1.7 (0.06) | 1.77 (0.06) | 1.76 (0.06) | 1.77 (0.06) | NS | 1.65 (0.07) | 1.66 (0.06) | 1.62 (0.06) | 1.61 (0.07) | 1.64 (0.06)* | NS |
| Mass (kg) | 77.2 (9.1) | 76.8 (8.5) | 72.6 (7.2) | 74.4 (10.1) | 75.4 (8.8) | NS | 61.5 (8.2) | 60.4 (5.5) | 57.8 (4.7) | 57.1 (6.4) | 60.0 (6.6)* | NS |
| BMI (kg m−2) | 24.5 (2.6) | 24.7 (2.6) | 23.2 (2.2) | 24.1 (2.2) | 24.2 (2.4) | NS | 22.6 (2.6) | 22.1 (2.8) | 21.9 (1.4) | 22 (1.2) | 22.2 (2.3)* | NS |
| % Fat | 20.5 (4.3) | 21.5 (3.7) | 20.1 (3.9) | 21.3 (2.8) | 20.9 (3.7) | NS | 28.3 (4.5) | 27.2 (5.8) | 30 (5) | 30.4 (2.8) | 28.4 (5.0)* | NS |
| FFM (kg) | 61.2 (6.2) | 60.1 (5.6) | 57.9 (4.9) | 58.4 (6.8) | 59.5 (6.0) | NS | 44 (5.6) | 43.8 (2.4) | 40.4 (3.5) | 39.7 (4.9) | 42.9 (4.4)* | NS |
Values are mean (SD) except correlations which are r (P-value). BMI, body mass index; FFM, fat-free mass.
*
Significant difference between males and females (P < 0.01). NS, not significant.