Table 1.
Age and anthropometric characteristics in FTY, UY, FTE, and UE (mean ± SD).
| FTY (n = 35) | UY (n = 35) | FTE (n = 35) | UE (n = 35) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (year) | 22.1 ± 3.4***,#,††† | 24.6 ± 3.3***,††† | 71.9 ± 2.8* | 69.7 ± 4.1 |
| Height (cm) | 181.3 ± 5.5*,† | 181.4 ± 7.3*,† | 176.3 ± 5.8 | 176.4 ± 6.4 |
| Total body mass (kg) | 77.1 ± 6.3***,# | 85.5 ± 16.5 | 82.9 ± 9.5 | 88.5 ± 12.4 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 23.5 ± 1.6***,#,††† | 25.9 ± 4.2* | 26.7 ± 3.0 | 28.6 ± 4.5 |
| Total fat percentage (%) | 14.3 ± 3.2***,###,††† | 28.7 ± 8.2* | 29.0 ± 5.7* | 33.2 ± 6.2 |
| Lean body mass (kg) | 63.4 ± 5.4***,###,††† | 57.0 ± 6.7 | 55.9 ± 4.8 | 56.1 ± 5.0 |
Abbreviations: FTE = football-trained elderly men; FTY = football-trained young men; UE = untrained elderly men; UY = untrained young men.
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p < 0.05, ***p < 0.001, compared with UE; #p < 0.05, ###p < 0.001, compared with UY; †p < 0.05, †††p < 0.001, compared with FTE.