Table 1.

Characteristics of the participants enrolled in the study by sex. Data are presented as mean (standard deviation).

Variable	Female (n = 12)	Male (n = 27)
Age, years	56.2 (8.1)	56.6 (7.1)
Weight, kg	77.2 (14.9)	86.2 (13.3)
Height, cm	158.1 (4.6)***	172.9 (4.8)
BMI, kg/m2	30.9 (5.4)	28.9 (4.3)
Body fat (DXA), %	37.95 (4.94)***	27.26 (4.95)
Triceps skinfold, mm	22.3 (7.2)***	11.3 (3.5)
Subscapular skinfold, mm	30.3 (11.0)*	20.6 (6.9)
Biceps skinfold, mm	15.6 (5.6)**	8.3 (2.5)
Supra-iliac skinfold, mm	26.7 (8.4)*	20.1 (8.9)

BMI = body mass index; DXA = dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry;

*P < 0.05, **P < 0.01; ***P < 0.001.