Table 1: Selected anthropometric characteristics and physical activity levels of the study population. Data are given in mean ± SD.

Young Female vs. Male Elderly Female vs. Male
Female (n = 25) Male (n = 25) Female (n = 25) Male (n = 25)
age

[years]

26.0 ± 4.2** 23.6 ± 2.2** n.s. 59.8 ± 7.5** 60.5 ± 7.3** n.s.
body mass

[kg]

64.8 ± 4.5 76.8 ± 9.2* p < 0.001 68.9 ± 9.7 84.5 ± 12.7* p < 0.001
body height

[cm]

167.8 ± 6.4** 180.2 ± 6.2** p < 0.01 161.9 ± 6.0** 175.4 ± 5.9** p < 0.01
BMI

[kg/m2]

22.9 ± 6.4** 23.6 ± 2.2** n.s. 26.3 ± 3.4** 27.5 ± 3.9** n.s.
waist

[cm]

74.4 ± 7.2** 81.7 ± 7.4** p < 0.001 87.0 ± 8.5** 97.6 ± 10.1** p < 0.001
SFT

[mm]

54.1 ± 21.5** 37.6 ± 18.9** p < 0.01 76.8 ± 22.4** 64.6 ± 21.4** n.s.
UBM

[kg]

24.5 ± 3.8 31.8 ± 3.4 p < 0.001 25.2 ± 4.5 33.5 ± 4.9 p < 0.001
UBT

[Nm]

83.5 ± 17.5 116.1 ± 17.2 p < 0.001 81.7 ± 19.5 115.7 ± 24.5 p < 0.001
PAL[1-5] 2.7 ± 0.8 3.3 ± 1.0** p < 0.05 2.9 ± 0.7 2.6 ± 0.7** n.s.

SFT: Skin Fold Thickness (sum of four skin folds, according to [44]); BMI: Body Mass Index; UBM: Upper Body Mass; UBT: Upper Body Torque; PAL: Physical Activity Level. Tests between age groups: *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01.