Table 2.
Anthropometric characteristics of the participants.
| Sedentary | Active | ANOVA | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | Exercise | SxE | ||||
| Age (years) | Male | 64.6 ± 1.1 | 62.5 ± 0.9 | 0.000 | 0.339 | 0.281 |
| Female | 67.3 ± 1.1 | 67.4 ± 1.0 * | ||||
| Physical activity (MET-hours/week) | Male | 40.4 ± 4.4 | 141 ± 9 # | 0.602 | 0.000 | 0.071 |
| Female | 48.4 ± 3.3 | 126 ± 6 # | ||||
| Weight (kg) | Male | 86.1 ± 1.9 | 78.2 ± 2.0 # | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.875 |
| Female | 69.3 ± 2.2 * | 62.0 ± 1.7 * | ||||
| Height (cm) | Male | 170 ± 1 | 171 ± 1 | 0.000 | 0.808 | 0.624 |
| Female | 157 ± 1 * | 156 ± 1 * | ||||
| Fat-free mass (kg) | Male | 61.1 ± 1.1 | 58.8 ± 1.4 | 0.000 | 0.142 | 0.531 |
| Female | 41.8 ± 0.9 * | 40.9 ± 0.6 * | ||||
| Fat mass (kg) | Male | 25.0 ± 1.1 | 19.4 ± 0.9 # | 0.090 | 0.000 | 0.765 |
| Female | 27.5 ± 1.6 | 21.2 ± 1.2 # | ||||
| Body Mass Index (kg/m2) | Male | 29.6 ± 0.6 | 26.8 ± 0.5 # | 0.038 | 0.000 | 0.874 |
| Female | 28.1 ± 0.8 | 25.5 ± 0.7 # | ||||
| Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg) | Male | 141 ± 3 | 138 ± 4 | 0.312 | 0.312 | 0.796 |
| Female | 138 ± 4 | 133 ± 3 | ||||
| Diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg) | Male | 84.8 ± 1.4 | 81.2 ± 1.8 | 0.099 | 0.039 | 0.883 |
| Female | 82.0 ± 2.2 | 77.8 ± 1.8 | ||||
Mean ± SEM. Statistical analysis: two-way ANOVA, p < 0.05. (S) effect of sex, (E) effect of exercise, and (SxE) interaction between the two factors. (*) significant differences between sexes; (#) significant differences between sedentary and active groups.