Table 1.
Characteristics of men in the four age groups.
| AgeGp1 29 −<40 y n = 50 |
AgeGp2 41–50 y n = 183 |
AgeGp3 51–60 y n = 171 |
AgeGp4 > 60 y n = 76 |
P values | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (y) | 37.3 ± 0.039 | 46.0 ± 0.20 | 54.7 ± 0.21 | 64.7 ± 0.32 | 1 v 2, 3, 4 (< 0.001, < 0.001, < 0.001), 2 v 3, 4 (< 0.001, < 0.001), 3 v 4 (< 0.001) |
| METmin | 551 ± 115 | 593 ± 60 | 648 ± 62 | 1046 ± 93 | 1, 2, 3 v 4 (0.005, < 0.001, 0.003) |
| PBF (%) | 16.4 ± 0.66 | 17.7 ± 0.34 | 18.6 ± 0.36 | 17.1 ± 0.53 | 1 v 3 (0.023) |
| Ht (cm) | 170.4 ± 0.80 | 169.5 ± 0.4 | 167.6 ± 0.4 | 166.6 ± 0.7 | 1 v 3, 4 (0.014, 0.001), 2 v 3, 4 (0.009, 0.001) |
| Wt (kg) | 68.4 ± 1.3 | 68.4 ± 0.7 | 67.9 ± 0.7 | 65.4 ± 1.0 | NS |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 23.5 ± 0.4 | 23.8 ± 0.2 | 24.1 ± 0.2 | 23.5 ± 0.3 | NS |
| W (cm) | 82.9 ± 0.9 | 83.6 ± 0.5 | 85.4 ± 0.5 | 85.5 ± 0.8 | NS |
| H (cm) | 96.3 ± 0.8 | 95.5 ± 0.4 | 95.7 ± 0.4 | 94.0 ± 0.6 | NS |
| W/H | 0.861 ± 0.006 | 0.875 ± 0.003 | 0.892 ± 0.003 | 0.909 ± 0.005 | 1 v 3, 4 (< 0.001, < 0.001), 2 v 3, 4 (0.001, < 0.001), 3 v 4 (0.026) |
| W/Ht | 0.487 ± 0.005 | 0.494 ± 0.003 | 0.510 ± 0.003 | 0.514 ± 0.004 | 1 v 3, 4 (0.002, 0.001), 2 v 3, 4 (0.001, 0.001) |
Statistical analyses on the various parameters among the 4 age groups were carried out using multivariate linear comparison of means using the General Linear Model coupled with the Bonferroni Post-Hoc test for multiple means. The values denote the mean ± SE.