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.