Table 1.

Young and older untrained and older trained characteristics

Variable	Young	Older untrained	Older trained
n	13	17	16
Sex (men/women)	8/5	10/7	9/7
Age (years)	24 ± 2	66 ± 3	66 ± 7
Height (m)	175 ± 10	172 ± 9	170 ± 8
Weight (kg)	75 ± 12	77 ± 11	72 ± 11
Body mass index (kg m−2)	24.6 ± 2.4	26.1 ± 2.9	24.7 ± 3.0
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)	117 ± 7	123 ± 11	123 ± 14
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)	72 ± 7	74 ± 8	77 ± 7
MAP (mmHg)	87 ± 6	91 ± 8	92 ± 8
VO2 (ml/kg/min)	43.3 ± 9.3	30.2 ± 5.9*	37.5 ± 7.6†

Data are mean ± SD

^*P ≤ 0.05 vs. young

^†P ≤ 0.05 vs. older untrained