Table 1. Anthropometric characteristics. Data are means (±SD).
|
Men (n = 6) |
Women (n = 6) |
Total (n = 12) |
| Age (years) |
51.7 (4.7) ** |
58.5 (2.4) |
55.1 (5.0) |
| Body weight (kg) |
85.0 (12.3) |
73.6 (13.4) |
79.3 (13.6) |
| Height (m) |
1.76 (.08) ** |
1.60 (.07) |
1.68 (.10) |
| Body mass index (kg·m-2) |
27.6 (4.4) |
28.8 (5.9) |
28.2 (5.0) |
| Upper arm circumference (cm) |
31.8 (3.8) |
29.2 (3.1) |
30.5 (3.6) |
| Lower arm circumference (cm) |
24.5 (2.4) |
22.2 (1.5) |
23.3 (2.2) |
| Lean body mass upper limbs (%) |
8.8 (.6) *** |
6.4 (.4) |
7.6 (1.3) |
| Lean body mass lower limbs (%) |
22.6 (3.6) |
18.7 (3.3) |
20.7 (3.8) |
| Total lean body mass (%) |
70.6 (7.0) * |
58.7 (8.7) |
64.7 (9.8) |
* p < 0.05** p < 0.01*** p < 0.001 compared to women.
