Table 1. Baseline characteristics of participants (mean ± standard deviation) |
| |
Middle-aged |
Older
adults |
Significance
level
(p-value) * |
| Parameters |
Males
(N
= 50) |
Females
(N
= 43) |
Males
(N
= 48) |
Females
(N
= 54) |
Age |
Sex |
| Age
(years) |
61.7 ±
2.6 |
59.1 ±
3.0 |
71.5 ±
4.8 |
71.4 ±
5.3 |
<
.001 |
.029 |
| Body
mass (Kg) |
81.2 ±
11.9 |
67.5 ±
11.5 |
83.0 ±
10.0 |
66.5 ±
11.7 |
.724 |
<
.001 |
| Height
(cm) |
176.7 ±
6.5 |
164.7 ±
4.9 |
174.9 ±
5.9 |
161.3 ±
6.3 |
<
.001 |
<
.001, |
| BMI
(Kg/m2) |
26.0 ±
3.5 |
24.9 ±
4.3 |
27.1 ±
3.0 |
25.6 ±
4.3 |
.138 |
.015 |
| 30sSTS |
Repetitions
(#) |
18.0 ±
2.4 |
18.0 ±
2.2 |
16.4 ±
2.3 |
15.5 ±
2.6 |
<
.001 |
.175 |
| Relative
power (W/Kg) |
4.25 ±
1.12 |
3.24 ±
0.40 |
3.84 ±
0.66 |
2.87 ±
0.63 |
<
.001 |
<
.001 |
| Allometric
Power (W/m2) |
109.0 ±
21.9 |
80.5 ±
15.8 |
103.9 ±
19.5 |
72.0 ±
13.0 |
<
.001 |
<
.001 |
|
BMI = body mass index; 30sSTS = 30-second sit-to-stand test. |
* P-values are from two-way ANOVA with age group and sex as fixed factors. |
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