Table 1:
Baseline Characteristics of the Subset who Participated in the Muscle Metabolism Study
| Control (n = 12) |
Aerobic (n = 11) |
Resistance (n = 12) |
Combined (n = 12) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age, years | 70 ± 1 | 71 ± 1 | 72 ± 2 | 69 ± 1 |
| Sex, number (%) | ||||
| Male | 4 (33) | 4 (36) | 6 (50) | 6 (50) |
| Female | 8 (67) | 7 (64) | 6 (50) | 6 (50) |
| Race, number (%) | ||||
| White | 11 (92) | 10 (91) | 11 (92) | 10 (84) |
| Black | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (8) |
| Other | 1 (8) | 1 (9) | 1 (8) | 1 (8) |
| Ethnicity, number (%) | ||||
| Hispanic or Latino | 7 (58) | 7 (64) | 8 (67) | 7 (58) |
| Not Hispanic or Latino | 5 (42) | 4 (36) | 3 (25) | 5 (42) |
| Unknown | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (8) | 0 (0) |
| Marital status, number (%) | ||||
| Single | 3 (25) | 1 (9) | 3 (25) | 3 (25) |
| Married | 2 (17) | 7 (64) | 6 (50) | 6 (50) |
| Divorced | 3 (25) | 2 (18) | 3 (25) | 2 (17) |
| Widowed | 4 (33) | 1 (9) | 0 (0) | 1 (8) |
| Education, number (%) | ||||
| Less than college degree | 5 (42) | 6 (55) | 4 (33) | 6 (50) |
| College degree | 5 (42) | 3 (27) | 6 (50) | 4 (33) |
| Graduate school | 2 (18) | 2 (18) | 2 (17) | 2 (16) |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 35.0 ± 1.0 | 35.5 ± 1.0 | 37.3 ± 1.7 | 36.1 ± 1.2 |
Values are means ± SE. There were no significant group differences in baseline characteristics (all p>0.05).
Intervention groups: Aerobic = weight management and aerobic training, Resistance = weight management and resistance training, Combined = weight management and combined aerobic and resistance training.