Table 2.
Characteristics of the participants.
| Women | Men | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (n = 66) | (n = 61) | ||||||
| Inactive | Intermediate | Active | Inactive | Intermediate | Active | ||
| (n = 20) | (n = 26) | (n = 20) | (n = 20) | (n = 15) | (n = 26) | ANOVA | |
| Age (years) | 67.2 ± 1.1 | 67.0 ± 0.8 | 68.1 ± 0.9 | 66.0 ± 1.1 | 66.9 ± 1.3 | 64.8 ± 1.1 $ | G |
| Weight (kg) | 68.6 ± 1.1 | 64.8 ± 0.8 | 64.1 ± 0.9 | 83.4 ± 1.1 $ | 80.4 ± 1.3 $ | 77.2 ± 1.1*$ | G, E |
| Height (cm) | 157.1 ± 1.1 | 156.9 ± 0.9 | 155.3 ± 1.1 | 170.5 ± 1.3 $ | 168.6 ± 1.4 $ | 169.4 ± 1.3 $ | G |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 27.8 ± 0.7 | 26.4 ± 0.8 | 26.6 ± 0.9 | 28.6 ± 0.6 | 28.2 ± 0.6 | 26.8 ± 0.6 * | E |
| Body fat (%) | 27.0 ± 1.0 | 23.9 ± 1.0 * | 23.1 ± 1.2 * | 22.9 ± 0.9 $ | 22.7 ± 1.1 | 19.2 ± 1.3 *$# | G, E |
| MET min/week | 2764 ± 183 | 5121 ± 125 * | 8234 ± 437 *# | 2605 ± 236 | 5064 ± 297 * | 9135 ± 567 *# | E |
Statistics: Two-way ANOVA. Results are presented as Mean ± SEM, p < 0.05. E indicates significant effects of Exercise. G indicates significant effects of Gender. * indicates significant differences between Active/Intermediate and Inactive groups. # indicates significant differences between Intermediate and Active groups. $ indicates significant differences between men and women.