Table 1. Characteristics of the participants.
| Men (n = 50) |
Women (n = 50) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inactive (n = 25) |
Active (n = 25) |
Inactive (n = 25) |
Active (n = 25) |
|
| Age (years) | 64.8 ± 1.2 | 65.0 ± 1.2 | 68.2 ± 1.0 | 66.8 ± 0.9 |
| Weight (kg) | 85.1 ± 2.5 | 73.5 ± 2.0* | 66.5 ± 1.8 | 65.5 ± 2.0 |
| Height (cm) | 170.9 ± 1.3 | 168.1 ± 1.1 | 156.3 ± 1.0 | 155.7 ± 0.9 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 29.0 ± 0.6 | 26.0 ± 0.7* | 27.2 ± 0.7 | 27.0 ± 0.8 |
| Body fat (%) | 28.4 ± 0.8 | 23.2 ± 1.1* | 38.2 ± 0.9 | 36.2 ± 1.2 |
| WC (cm) | 101.5 ± 1.8 | 89.6 ± 2.2* | 86.3 ± 1.4 | 83.7 ± 1.8 |
| WHtR | 0.59 ± 0.01 | 0.53 ± 0.01* | 0.55 ± 0.01 | 0.54 ± 0.01 |
| Physical activity (METmin/week) | 1561 ± 116 | 9764 ± 287* | 1667 ± 133 | 8143 ± 334* |
Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; WC, waist circumference; WHtR, waist-to-height ratio.
Values are presented as mean ± SEM. The significance of the differences in these factors between inactive and active participants was tested by using unpaired t-test (* indicates p<0.05)