Table 1. Baseline anthropometric and performance characteristics of the study participants. Data are means (±SD).
|
CE (n = 8) |
EE (n =8) |
| Age, years |
56.4 (5.3) |
57.4 (5.1) |
| Height, m |
1.77 (.07) |
1.73 (.04) |
| Body mass, kg |
88.1 (11.7) |
84.0 (9.7) |
| BMI, kg·m-2 |
28.0 (1.6) |
28.2 (3.0) |
| Lean body mass, kg |
65.0 (6.0) |
62.4 (7.6) |
| Body cell mass, kg |
36.8 (2.6) |
35.1 (5.9) |
| Fat mass, kg |
23.1 (7.6) |
21.6 (4.4) |
| Muscle mass, kg |
45.0 (3.3) |
42.9 (6.7) |
| Physical activity, h·week-1 |
4.5 (2.8) |
5.9 (3.8) |
| Systolic BP, mm Hg |
131.5 (14.1) |
129.0 (13.6) |
| Diastolic BP, mm Hg |
85.9 (3.8) |
81.0 (8.0) |
| Hfmax, bpm |
154.9 (23.4) |
153.1 (15.7) |
| Pmax, W |
191.0 (22.9) |
173.8 (42.2) |
CE: concentric exercise (uphill walking); EE: eccentric exercise (downhill walking); BMI: Body mass index; Hfmax: maximum heart frequency reached during exercise capacity testing; BP: blood pressure; Pmax: maximum power reached during exercise capacity testing; No significant group difference (calculated with Mann-Whitney U-Test)
