Table 1.

Participant characteristics

	Male Controls (n = 9)	Male Athletes (n = 7)	Female Controls (n = 6)	Female Athletes (n = 7)
Age, yr	82.8 ± 4.5	79.4 ± 3.7	79.3 ± 3.8	79.9 ± 6.2
Height, m	1.71 ± 0.08†	1.74 ± 0.07†	1.53 ± 0.06	1.57 ± 0.06
Mass, kg	77.7 ± 10.8†	71.2 ± 10.9†	63.9 ± 11.0	52.9 ± 4.5*
Dorsiflexion strength, N·m	22.8 ± 6.8†	31.6 ± 11.1*†	12.8 ± 2.7	16.5 ± 2.5*

Data are means ± SD;

n, no. of subjects.

^*Significant difference between masters athletes and age-matched controls.

^†Significant difference between sex.