Table 1.
General demographic data.
| Young Group | Elderly Group | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age, years | 22.4 ± 2.2 | 82.3 ± 6.8 *** | ||
| Height, cm | 174.8 ± 10.4 | 167.5 ± 8.6 | ||
| Weight, kg | 70.9 ± 15.1 | 64.7 ± 9.7 | ||
| BMI, kg/m2 | 22.9 ± 2.4 | 23.5 ± 2.9 | ||
| Pre training | Post training | Pre training | Post training | |
| Body fat (%) | 26.2 ± 8.6 | 26.3 ± 9.5 | 27.9 ± 4.8 | 27.1 ± 5.8 |
| LBM (%) | 74.5 ± 8.9 | 74.5 ± 8.8 | 73.9 ± 6.6 | 73.7 ± 6.9 |
| LLM (kg) | 16.7 ± 4.2 | 17.0 ± 4.2 | 14.0 ± 2.9 | 14.2 ± 2.4 |
BMI, Body Mass Index; LBM, Lean Body Mass, LLM, lean leg mass. Age, height, weight, and BMI are presented at baseline pre intervention. Body fat, LBM, and LLM was measured before and after six weeks of resistance exercise training in elderly and young men and women. Data are shown as means ± SD. n = 9 in both groups. *** Significantly different (p < 0.001) from young group.