Table 2.
Physical (means ± SD) and clinical characteristics of the TRAINED and SED groups. Significance level of ∗p < 0.05.
| Characteristics | Volunteers (n = 54) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| SED (n = 27) | TRAINED (n = 27) | p value | |
| Physical | |||
| Age (year) | 72.0 ± 6.4 | 69.1 ± 8.1 | 0.257 |
| Height (m) | 1.55 ± 0.05 | 1.54 ± 0.07 | 0.543 |
| Weight (kg) | 71.2 ± 13.3∗ | 59.8 ± 9.3 | 0.005 |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 28.7 ± 5.1∗ | 25.1 ± 3.2 | 0.002 |
| Clinical (n)# | |||
| Type 2 diabetes mellitus | 6 | 4 | >0.05 |
| Dyslipidemia | 13 | 12 | >0.05 |
| Obesity | 4 | 3 | >0.05 |
| Arterial hypertension | 15 | 15 | >0.05 |
| Depression | 2 | 1 | >0.05 |
| Lifestyle | |||
| Physical exercise training | |||
| ≤2 times/week | 0 | 0 | >0.05 |
| ≥2 times/week | 0∗ | 27 | 0.0001 |
| Current alcohol use | 0 | 0 | |
| Smoking | |||
| Current smoker | 1 | 1 | >0.05 |
# n = number of individuals.