Table 1.
Characteristic of the participants.
| All (n = 50) |
Young group (n = 20) |
Middle-aged/elderly group (n = 30) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male (n = 25) | Female (n = 25) | Male (n = 10) | Female (n = 10) | Male (n = 15) | Female (n = 15) | |
| Age (years) | 46 ± 15 | 44 ± 14 | 31 ± 6 | 29 ± 4 | 56 ± 9 | 54 ± 8 |
| Height (m) | 1.69 ± 0.05 | 1.57 ± 0.07 | 1.69 ± 0.05 | 1.59 ± 0.05 | 1.70 ± 0.06 | 1.55 ± 0.08 |
| Body mass (kg) | 73 ± 8 | 62 ± 9 | 73 ± 9 | 62 ± 9 | 73 ± 8 | 61 ± 9 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 25.4 ± 2.4 | 25.2 ± 2.7 | 25.5 ± 2.2 | 24.8 ± 2.9 | 25.4 ± 2.6 | 25.4 ± 2.6 |
All values are given as the mean ± SD. BMI: body mass index.