Table 1. Anthropometric characteristics, weight category, number of medications and diseases, and educational background of participants.
| Athlete | Physically Active | Sedentary | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | 55–64 | 65–74 | 75–84 | 55–64 | 65–74 | 75–84 | 55–64 | 65–74 | 75–84 | |
| Anthropometry | ||||||||||
| Body mass (kg) | F | 64.3±8 | 55.4±1.7 | 63.2±4.2 | 70.7±11.2 | 65.6±9 | 66.9±8.9 | 66.3±12.1 | 68±11.1 | 59.1±6.3 |
| M | 80.6±11.3 | 80.5±9.2 | 71±7 | 90.1±12 | 77.6±10.4 | 77.5±8.2 | 91±13.5 | 86.2±8.9 | 74.6±9.9 | |
| Height (m) | F | 1.65±0.05 | 1.65±0.04 | 1.60±0.06 | 1.64±0.06 | 1.55±0.05 | 1.58±0.06 | 1.59±0.04 | 1.56±0.04 | 1.53±0.08 |
| M | 1.76±0.07 | 1.74±0.06 | 1.71±0.09 | 1.78±0.04 | 1.68±0.06 | 1.69±0.05 | 1.72±0.09 | 1.70±0.07 | 1.67±0.07 | |
| BMI (kg∙m-2) | F | 23.6±2.9 | 20.4±0.4 | 23.3±2.9 | 26.5±4.8 | 27.3±3.5 | 26.9±4.4 | 26.3±4.3 | 27.9±3.6 | 25.3±3.2 |
| M | 26±2.8 | 26.5±2 | 24.4±1.4 | 28.3±3.5 | 27.6±3.2 | 27.2±3.9 | 31±5.1 | 29.8±2.7 | 26.8±2.1 | |
| Weight category | ||||||||||
| Normal weight (%) | F | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 15 |
| M | 25 | 14 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 7 | |
| Overweight (%) | F | 7 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 7 |
| M | 12 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 15 | 15 | |
| Grade I Obesity (%) | F | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 13 | 38 | 13 |
| M | 10 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 25 | 25 | 5 | |
| Grade II Obesity (%) | F | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 50 | 0 | 0 | |
| Grade III Obesity (%) | F | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | |
| Health | ||||||||||
| Medications (n) | F | 1.3±1 | 0±0 | 1.3±1.5 | 3.4±2.5 | 5±3 | 4.3±4.6 | 2.4±1.7 | 5.4±3.3 | 4.6±4.1 |
| M | 1.2±1.3 | 1.6±1.6 | 2.3±1.3 | 1.3±1.5 | 3.7±1.6 | 4.6±2.8 | 3.2±2.6 | 3.2±1.8 | 4.3±3 | |
| Diseases (n) | F | 0.8±1.1 | 0±0 | 0.7±0.6 | 1.7±1.9 | 2.5±2.3 | 4.3±2 | 2.1±2.6 | 3.4±2.5 | 5.4±2.7 |
| M | 0.5±1.1 | 2.2±2.2 | 2.1±2 | 1.2±1.8 | 3.1±2.2 | 4.3±2 | 2.3±2.6 | 2.8±2.6 | 2.5±3.3 | |
| Educational background | ||||||||||
| College (%) | F | 40 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 20 | 5 | 0 |
| M | 13 | 19 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 16 | |
| High school (%) | F | 11 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 22 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 8 |
| M | 20 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 8 | |
| <High school (%) | F | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 32 |
| M | 10 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 10 | |