Table 1.
Age, anthropometry, body composition, and resting metabolic rate of the participants measured by indirect calorimetry.
Variable | Women (n = 45) Mean ± SD |
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Age (years) | 66.0 ± 3.8 |
Weight (kg) | 66.2 ± 11.2 |
Height (m) | 1.5 ± 0.1 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 28.3 ± 4.3 |
AC (cm) | 32.3 ± 4.2 |
BSF (mm) | 16.7 ± 9.1 |
TSF (mm) | 21.0 ± 8.9 |
SSF/(mm) | 24.8 ± 10.8 |
SBSF (mm) | 23.8 ± 9.5 |
Sum of skinfolds (mm) | 118.5 ± 38.7 |
FM (kg) | 29.6 ± 7.5 |
FFM (Kg) | 36.6 ± 4.7 |
WC (cm) | 90.0 ± 11.1 |
RMR IC (kcal/day) | 1083.6 ± 171.9 |
SD: standard deviation; BMI: body mass index; AC: arm circumference; BSF: bicep skinfold; TSF: tricep skinfold; SSF: suprailiac skinfold; SBSF: subscapular skinfold; FM: fat mass; FFM: fat-free mass; WC: waist circumference; RMR IC: resting metabolic rate measured by indirect calorimetry.