Table 1.

Physical characteristics and RMR in the sitting position in Elderly and Younger

	Elderly (60–80 years) (n=29)	Younger (20–59 years) (n=42)
Sex (male/female)	15/14	22/20
Age (years）	72.3±5.5 (61–80)	38.4±10.9 (21–55)***
Height (cm）	158.8±10.5 (139.5–179.0)	165.0±8.8 (148.3–182.1)**
Weight (kg）	60.0±11.2 (43.2–92.9)	61.9±13.8 (32.1–91.8)
BMI (kg/m2）	23.8±3.2 (16.7–30.6)	22.6±3.8 (14.6–32.0)
RMR (kcal/min）	0.82±0.13 (0.55–1.24)	0.94±0.18 (0.58–1.44)**

Mean±SD (minimum–maximum). **p<0.01, ***p<0.001.

BMI, body mass index; RMR, resting metabolic rate.