Table 1.  Descriptive characteristics of the participants (n = 43). Data are means (±SD).
 

Overweight
Men
(BMI < 30 kg·m-2, n=4)

Obese
Men
(BMI ≥ 30 kg·m-2,n=12)

Overweight Women
(BMI < 30 kg·m-2, n=15)

Obese
Women
(BMI ≥ 30 kg·m-2, n=12)

All
(n=43)

Age (yr) †

39.5 (3.1)

37.4 (6.0)

32.1 (4.7)

34.5 (4.6)

34.9 (5.5)

Height (cm) †

1.75 (.03)

1.74 (.08)

1.61 (.06)

1.61 (.08)

1.66 (.09)

Weight (kg) *†

86.8 (4.8)

104.5 (12.4)

72.7 (6.5)

85.0 (7.0)

86.3 (15.2)

BMI (kg·m-2) *†

28.4 (1.7)

34.6 (3.3)

28.0 (1.3)

32.9 (2.3)

31.2 (3.7)

%BF†

29.2 (2.6)

34.7 (3.2)

39.4 (3.4)

43.6 (4.0)

38.3 (5.6)
* p < 0.05 for overweight versus obese, † p < 0.05 for men versus women.