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Table 2 Clinical profiles of subjects enrolled in the second analysis

From: Evaluation of anthropometric parameters and physical fitness in elderly Japanese

 

Men (n = 302)

Women (n = 267)

Mean ± SD

Minimum

Maximum

Mean ± SD

Minimum

Maximum

Age (years)

65.3 ± 4.3

60

79

64.7 ± 4.0

60

77

Height (cm)

164.6 ± 5.1

149.1

178.3

152.4 ± 4.2

142.2

164.2

Body weight (kg)

68.6 ± 9.7

47.6

112.2

59.3 ± 8.8

37.6

97.3

Body mass index (kg/m2)

25.3 ± 3.1

18.9

40.9

25.5 ± 3.7

16.7

41.9

Abdominal circumference (cm)

88.8 ± 9.8

62.5

127.0

83.4 ± 10.6

60.0

121.6

Hip circumference (cm)

93.2 ± 6.0

79.7

122.7

92.4 ± 6.4

72.5

120.5

Right grip strength (kg)

36.3 ± 6.8

13.4

60.0

22.1 ± 4.7

6.6

34.9

Left grip strength (kg)

35.1 ± 6.4

15.6

54.1

21.2 ± 4.5

6.9

33.0

Leg strength (kg)

51.0 ± 13.1

19.0

92.0

35.2 ± 9.0

11.0

69.7

Leg strength per body weight

0.75 ± 0.19

0.26

1.17

0.60 ± 0.15

0.16

1.08

Flexibility (cm)

−0.9 ± 10.1

−34.0

23.7

9.7 ± 8.3

−22.0

26.4

Oxygen uptake at VT (ml/kg/min)

12.5 ± 2.0

5.9

21.6

11.9 ± 1.7

7.6

16.8

Work rate at VT (watt)

53.6 ± 13.8

5.0

100.0

38.7 ± 10.5

5.0

70.0

Heart rate at VT (beats/min)

95.7 ± 12.9

64.0

146.0

99.0 ± 12.8

67.0

137.0

Number of subjects without medications (%)

33 (10.9)

55 (20.6)

  1. VT ventilatory threshold