Table 1. Demographic, anthropometric and metabolic measures.
| Total sample (N = 239) | Females (n = 149) | Males (n = 90) | |
| Age (years) | 67.4 ± 5.9 | 66.7 ± 6.2 | 68.5 ± 5.1 |
| Education (years) | 10.2 ± 5.2 | 10.3 ± 5.4 | 10.0 ± 4.9 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 27.5 ± 3.8 | 27.3 ± 3.8 | 27.9 ± 3.7 |
| Waist circumference (cm) | 91.5 ± 11.4 | 89.3 ± 11.2 | 95.0 ± 10.8 |
| Heart rate (ppm) | 66.2 ± 9.9 | 67.1 ± 9.2 | 64.7 ± 11.0 |
| CRF (ml min-1 Kg-1) | 8.1 ± 2.2 | 7.1 ± 2.0 | 9.5 ± 1.8 |
| Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 133.3 ± 20.2 | 132.1 ± 19.6 | 135.4 ± 21.1 |
| HDL (mmol/l) | 1.6 ± 0.4 | 1.6 ± 0.4 | 1.5 ± 0.5 |
| Triglycerides (mmol/l) | 1.3 ± 0.7 | 1.3 ± 0.7 | 1.3 ± 0.6 |
| Glucose (mmol/l) | 5.7 ± 0.8 | 5.6 ± 0.7 | 5.7 ± 1.0 |
| Insulin (pmol/l) | 56.0 ± 31.0 | 53.3 ± 28.4 | 60.3 ± 34.6 |
| HOMA-IR | 2.4 ± 1.5 | 2.3 ± 1.4 | 2.6 ± 1.6 |
| Adiponectin (ng/ml) | 6.6 ± 2.2 | 6.0 ± 2.1 | 7.6 ± 2.0 |
| Leptin (ng/ml) | 20.6 ± 16.3 | 25.2 ± 15.9 | 12.9 ± 13.9 |
| Ad/L ratio | 0.62 ± 0.66 | 0.37 ± 0.34 | 1.03 ± 0.83 |
| Metabolic syndrome components | |||
| Abdominal obesity (no/yes) | 123 / 116 | 86 / 63 | 37 / 53 |
| Hypertension (no/yes) | 86 / 153 | 55 / 94 | 31 / 59 |
| Hyperglycemia (no/yes) | 111 / 128 | 67 / 82 | 44 / 46 |
| Hypertriglyceridemia (no/yes) | 159 / 80 | 98 / 51 | 61/ 29 |
| Low HDL (no/yes) | 175 / 64 | 111 / 38 | 64 / 26 |
| Metabolic syndrome (no/yes) | 134 / 105 | 85 / 64 | 49 / 41 |
All continuous variables are expressed as mean ± SD. CRF, cardiorespiratory fitness.