Table 1.
Physical characteristics of young and elderly male subjects
Young (n =15) | Elderly (n =16) | P | |
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Age, yr | 32±7 | 72±5 | <0.001 |
Height, cm | 177.5±7.4 | 178.9±8.7 | 0.63 |
Weight, kg | 83.5±14.6 | 84.5±10.6 | 0.83 |
BMI, kg/m2 | 26.4±3.5 | 26.4±1.9 | 0.93 |
Curl 1-RM, Nm | 249.6±44.1 | 197.6±34.3 | <0.001 |
Extension 1-RM, Nm | 283.1±40.8 | 224.5±34.8 | <0.001 |
Press 1-RM, Nm | 1,585.0±268.8 | 1,579.7±195.0 | 0.95 |
Values are means ± SD. BMI, body mass index; 1-RM, one-repetition maxiumum.