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. |
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