Table 1. Anthropometric data of the subjects. Data are means (± SD).
Variables Women Men
Athletes
(n = 10)
Obese
(n = 10)
Athletes
(n = 10)
Obese
(n = 10)
Age (y) 34.3 (9.60) 33.5 (7.71) 34.6 ± 7.82 34.2 ± 8.99
Height (m) 1.68 (.03) 1.65 (.05) 1.78 ± 0.04 1.78 ± 0.05
Weight (kg) 58.6 (4.48) 94.7 ± 11.47* 71.85 ± 5.75 112.3 ± 33.61*
BMI (kg·m-2) 20.9 (1.8) 34.7 ± 4.6* 22.7 ± 1.3 35.4 ± 8.6*
LBM (kg) 48.4 (3.4) 47.4 ± 2.4 61.6 ± 4.3 65.6 ± 6.7
Body fat (%) 17.4 (1.3) 49.4 ± 5.8* 14.3 ± 1.0 39.7 ± 8.9*
* Significant difference between endurance trained and sedentary obese women and between endurance trained and sedentary obese men (p < 0.05). BMI = body mass index, LBM = lean body mass.