Table 1.

Subject characteristics

Variable	Young	Older
Age, years	24 ± 2	67 ± 2*
Men/Women	5/5	5/5
Height, cm	174 ± 3	170 ± 3
Weight, kg	72 ± 5	72 ± 6
BMI, kg/m2	23.5 ± 1.1	24.7 ± 1.1
FAV, ml	879 ± 71	841 ± 96
MVC, kg	41 ± 5	34 ± 4
Total cholesterol, mmol/l	3.8 ± 0.2	4.9 ± 0.2*
LDL, mmol/l	2.1 ± 0.2	2.9 ± 0.2*
HDL, mmol/l	1.2 ± 0.1	1.7 ± 0.2*
Triglycerides, mmol/l	1.0 ± 0.2	1.1 ± 0.1

Values are means ± SE.

BMI, body mass index; FAV, forearm volume; MVC, maximal voluntary contraction; LDL, low-density lipoprotein, HDL, high-density lipoprotein.

^*P < 0.05 vs. young.