Table 1.
Participant demographics.
| Males |
Females |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-obese (N = 14) | Obese (N = 11) | p-value | Non-obese (N = 14) | Obese (N = 14) | p-value | |
| Age | 74.5 (6.4) | 72.7 (6.9) | 0.49 | 71.5 (4.2) | 71.6 (5.5) | 0.954 |
| Height (cm) | 177.7 (7.5) | 178.4 (8.8) | 0.661 | 163.6 (5.9) | 159.9 (4.2) | 0.128 |
| Weight (kg) | 76.1 (8.1) | 114.8 (17.4) | <0.001 | 60.9 (7.0) | 94.5 (14.2) | <0.001 |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 24.4 (1.2) | 34.7 (3.4) | <0.001 | 22.9 (1.9) | 37.0 (4.9) | <0.001 |
| Waist circumference (cm) | 38.9 (1.9) | 50.2 (4.3) | <0.001 | 34.5 (3.7) | 46.1 (4.1) | <0.001 |
| Percent body fat (%) | 22.8 (4.7) | 35.7 (3.4) | <0.001 | 31.3 (5.2) | 51.4 (17.4) | <0.001 |
| Initial strength (kg) | 11.2 (2.6) | 12.7 (3.0) | 0.198 | 9.5 (2.3) | 8.6 (1.6) | 0.252 |
| PA (# of steps/day) | 7794.8 (2259.2) | 5670.7 (4791.7) | 0.180 | 7719.7 (3104.1) | 5056.9 (1782.4) | 0.014 |
All measures are presented as mean (SD). Statistically significant obesity differences in each sex group is tested at alpha = 0.05.