Table .
Subject Characteristics
| Sham | IMST | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseline | End‐Intervention | Baseline | End‐Intervention | |
| No. of men/women | 10/8 | … | 9/9 | … |
| Age, y | 67±2 | … | 67±2 | … |
| Body mass, kg | 80±4 | 81±4 | 73±3 | 73±3 |
| Body mass index, kg/m2 | 27.2±0.5 | 27.5±0.5 | 25.7±1.0 | 25.7±1.0 |
| Body fat, % | 33±3 | 33±3 | 34±2 | 33±2 |
| Resting heart rate, beats/min | 63±2 | 63±3 | 65±3 | 64±3 |
| Total cholesterol, mg/dL | 169±7 | 172±7 | 169±5 | 169±5 |
| HDL‐cholesterol, mg/dL | 51±4 | 51±4 | 48±3 | 49±4 |
| LDL‐cholesterol, mg/dL | 99±5 | 101±5 | 100±4 | 100±4 |
| Triglycerides, mg/dL | 96±9 | 99±10 | 109±11 | 107±12 |
| Glucose, mg/dL | 91±2 | 89±1 | 90±1 | 90±2 |
Data are mean±SEM. HDL indicates high‐density lipoprotein; IMST, inspiratory muscle strength training; and LDL low‐density lipoprotein.