Table 1. Means ± SD for baseline characteristics of the subjects.
| Characteristic |
FOOT (♂18;♀2) |
CON (♂18;♀2) |
p-value |
| Age (years) |
63.7 ± 4.1 |
63.2 ± 3.7 |
0.724 |
| Body height (cm) |
174.0 ± 6.6 |
175.9 ± 8.3 |
0.430 |
| Body mass (kg) |
81.8 ± 11.7 |
81.4 ± 11.6 |
0.901 |
| BMI (kg m-2) |
27.0 ± 2.9 |
26.3 ± 2.9 |
0.453 |
| Experience with football (n) |
Competitive |
13 |
11 |
|
| Recreational |
5 |
4 |
|
| None |
2 |
5 |
|
| Education (n) |
Primary education |
1 |
1 |
|
| Upper secondary education |
7 |
3 |
|
| Bachelor’s or master’s degree |
12 |
16 |
|
| Professionally active (n) |
Yes |
8 |
9 |
|
| No |
12 |
11 |
|
| Chronic conditions (n) |
Hypercholesterolemia |
2 |
3 |
|
| Hypertension |
8 |
9 |
|
| (Rheumatoid) Arthritis |
0 |
2 |
|
| Thyroid problems |
0 |
1 |
|
| Gastro-intestinal problems |
2 |
1 |
|
| Depression |
1 |
0 |
|
| Hemochromatosis |
1 |
0 |
|
p-values of independent samples T-test; BMI = body mass index
