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.