Table 1.
Participant characteristics.
|
Total group (n = 50) |
Women (n = 21) |
Men (n = 29) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 73.0, 2.1 | 72.7, 2.2 | 73.2, 2.1 |
| Height (cm) | 171.0, 9.0 | 162.7, 4.7* | 176.9, 6.3 |
| Weight (kg) | 72.8, 12.4 | 65.3, 10.6* | 78.2, 10.8 |
| Fat-free mass (kg) | 52.7, 9.5 | 43.6, 3.8* | 59.3, 6.3 |
| BMI (kg·m2) | 24.8, 3.3 | 24.7, 4.0 | 25.0, 2.9 |
| Waist circumference (cm) | 91.8, 11.1 | 87.7, 12.3* | 94.8, 9.2 |
| Fat mass (%) | 27.3, 8.1 | 32.2, 8.5* | 23.7, 5.5 |
| Muscle mass (%) | 28.9, 5.6 | 23.5, 2.2* | 32.8, 3.6 |
| SPB (mmHg) | 134, 20 | 133, 21 | 135, 19 |
| DBP (mmHg) | 76, 10 | 72, 9 | 78, 10 |
| Resting HR (beats·min−1) | 63.0, 10.4 | 64.1, 9.4 | 62.2, 11.2 |
| Glucose (mmol·L−1) | 5.71, 0.88 | 5.68, 0.70 | 5.73, 1.01 |
| HbA1c (%) | 5.66, 0.47 | 6.00, 0.37 | 5.70, 0.53 |
| Total cholesterol (mmol·L−1) | 5.83, 1.02 | 6.06, 0.90 | 5.66, 1.09 |
| LDL (mmol·L−1) | 3.62, 1.02 | 3.61, 0.92 | 3.63, 1.11 |
| HDL (mmol·L−1) | 1.71, 0.51 | 2.01, 0.56* | 1.49, 0.35 |
| Triglyceride (mmol·L−1) | 1.10, 0.49 | 0.97, 0.34 | 1.19, 0.57 |
| hs-CRP (mg·L−1) | 1.93, 2.36 | 1.75, 2.20 | 2.06, 2.51 |
| Hb (g·dl−1) | 14.4, 1.1 | 13.7, 0.6* | 14.9, 1.2 |
| HCT (%) | 42.5, 3.0 | 40.7, 1.7* | 43.9, 3.0 |
| Uniaxial CPM | 271, 153 | 264, 118 | 275, 177 |
| Triaxial CPM | 508, 203 | 515, 178 | 502, 223 |
| Steps | 7, 082, 3, 483 | 6, 903, 3, 475 | 7, 209, 3, 558 |
| PA-index 20 years-old | 6.20, 3.32 | 5.90, 3.59 | 6.41, 3.16 |
| PA-index 40 years old | 5.80, 3.03 | 5.05, 3.34 | 6.34, 2.72 |
| Weekly physical activity frequency, 20 years old | |||
| Never (%) | 2.0 | 0 | 3.4 |
| Less than once a week (%) | 6.0 | 9.5 | 3.4 |
| Once a week (%) | 28.0 | 33.3 | 24.1 |
| 2–3 times week (%) | 32.0 | 23.8 | 37.9 |
| Nearly every day (%) | 32.0 | 33.3 | 31.0 |
| Weekly physical activity frequency, 40 years old | |||
| Never (%) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Less than once a week (%) | 10.0 | 14.3 | 6.9 |
| Once a week (%) | 32.0 | 38.1 | 27.6 |
| 2–3 times week (%) | 36.0 | 33.3 | 37.9 |
| Nearly every day (%) | 22.0 | 14.3 | 27.6 |
Data are mean ± standard deviation.
*
Between group p ≤ 0.05, CPM, counts·min−1; SPB, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; HbA1c, glycolated hemoglobin, type A1c; LDL, low-density lipoprotein; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; hs-CRP, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein; Hb, hemoglobin; HCT, hematocrit; PA-index = physical activity index.