TABLE 1.

Descriptive characteristics of study participants (mean±SEM).

MEASURED PARAMETERS	MIDDLE-AGED MEN*	YOUNG MEN	BMI-DEFINED SUBGROUPS (AMONG YOUNG MEN)
			NORMAL WEIGHT	OVERWEIGHT AND OBESE
Number of subjects	16	17	8	9
Age (years)	61.6±1.4	25.3±0.6	25.4±1.1	25.2±0.8
Height (cm)	171.7±1.9	177.9±.6	178.0±3.1	177.9±1.6
Weight (kg)	81.7±2.8	82.7±3.9	70.5±2.3	93.4±4.8
BMI (kg/m2)	27.6±0.6	26.2±1.2	22.3±0.8	29.5±1.3

SEM: standard error of the mean

^*Only two individuals in this group had BMIs within the normal range; therefore, no analysis in the BMI-defined subgroups could be completed for middle-aged men.