Table 1.
Mean (SD) participant characteristics for each group
| Group | ||||||
| Y (n=15) | YA (n=17) | O (n=22) | MA (n=29) | |||
| Age (years) | 26 (5) | 27 (4) | 70 (4) | 70 (5) | ||
| Height (m) | 1.78 (0.07) | 1.80 (0.04) | 1.75 (0.06) | 1.74 (0.06) | ||
| Weight (kg) | 72.3 (7.7) | 79.7 (13.8) | 73.9 (6.8) | 68.9 (8.4) | ||
| BMI (kg/m2) | 22.9 (2.4) | 24.6 (4.0) | 24.3 (1.9) | 22.7 (2.5) | ||
| Y (n=15) | YE (n=7) | YP (n=10) | O (n=22) | ME (n=18) | MP (n=11) | |
| VL thickness (cm) | 2.5 (0.4) | 2.2 (0.2) | 3.4 (0.5) | 1.7 (0.4) | 1.9 (0.5) | 2.0 (0.4) |
| Body fat (%) | 17.1 (6.3) | 8.7 (3.6) | 14.5 (4.9) | 22.4 (5.4) | 13.9 (5.5) | 18.1 (5.9) |
Young controls (Y), young athletes (YA), old controls (O), master athletes (MA), vastus lateralis (VL), young endurance athletes (YE), young power athletes (YP), master endurance athletes (ME), master power athletes (MP)