Table 1.
Anthropometric characteristics of the participants.
| Parameters | Decades of life (years old) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3th (20–29) | 4th (30–39) | 5th (40–49) | 6th (50–59) | 7th (60–69) | |
| Number of subjects (M/F) | 60 (26/34) | 56 (24/32) | 40 (17/23) | 31 (13/18) | 33 (13/20) |
| Age (yrs) | 23.8 ± 2.4 | 34.9 ± 3.0 | 45.5 ± 2.7 | 55.0 ± 3.0 | 64.8 ± 2.9 |
| Mass (kg) | 69.3 ± 11.8 | 71.5 ± 14.0 | 73.5 ± 12.1 | 74.6 ± 11.5 | 72.9 ± 9.0 |
| Height (cm) | 170.4 ± 7.5 | 169.3 ± 8.5 | 168.5 ± 8.9 | 167.0 ± 6.7 | 164.2 ± 8.2 |
| BMI | 23.8 ± 3.1 | 24.9 ± 4.5 | 25.9 ± 3.7 | 26.7 ± 3.4 | 27.1 ± 3.4 |
Values are expressed by mean ± SD.