Table 2.
Descriptive characteristics of the subjects at the beginning of the study. Data are means (±SD).
Groups
Gender
Age (yrs)
Height (m)
Weight (kg)
BMI
Stimulation
Males (n=12)
44 (4)
*
1.78 (.05)
88.1 (7.0)
28.1 (2.1)
Females (n=12)
45 (4)
*
164 (.05)
69.3 (7.0)
26.0 (2.7)
Control
Males (n=8)
39 (8)
177 (.06)
83.0 (8.6)
26.5 (2.6)
Females (n=8)
40 (6)
163 (.05)
67.1 (6.5)
25.3 (2.9)
* Significantly different than Control group (p < 0.05).