Table 1. Baseline and clinical characteristics of the groups. Data are means (±SD).
|
Group I
(n=32) |
Group II
(n=32) |
| Age (yrs) |
53.2 (6.1) |
51.0 (7.7) |
| Height (m) |
1.72 (.05) |
1.72 (.07) |
| Weight (kg) |
80.6 (9.6) |
81.3 (10.3) |
| BMI (kg/m2) |
26.9 (2.4) |
28.2 (3.1) |
| BF (%) |
27.0 (5.6) |
26.7 (7.2) |
| VO2max(ml·min-1· kg-1) |
30.9 (6.0) |
24.4 (6) *** |
| Systolic BP (mmHg) |
124 (20) |
118 (16) |
| Diastolic BP (mmHg) |
74 (9) |
78 (8) |
| Resting HR (bpm) |
84 (13) |
93 (13) * |
| Time spent reaching target HR (min) |
9.59 (2.92) |
8.00 (2.20) * |
Group I = Regularly exercising subjects, Group II = Sedentary subjects, BMI = Body mass index, BF = Body fat, VOmax = Maximal oxygen uptake, BP = Blood pressure.* p < 0.05*** p < 0.001.
