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Table 5 Changes in anthropometric and physical fitness parameters in the first and second analyses in subjects without medications

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

 

Men

Women

60–69

70–79

p

60–69

70–79

p

First analysis

 Number of subjects

195

34

 

490

50

 

 Height (cm)

164.8 ± 5.0

160.7 ± 6.3

<0.0001

152.2 ± 5.1

150.4 ± 5.5

0.0189

 Body weight (kg)

65.7 ± 8.2

58.2 ± 8.8

<0.0001

54.5 ± 7.6

53.8 ± 7.4

0.5481

 Body mass index (kg/m2)

24.2 ± 2.6

22.5 ± 3.0

0.0012

23.5 ± 3.1

23.9 ± 3.5

0.4736

 Abdominal circumference (cm)

85.4 ± 8.8

80.5 ± 9.4

0.0035

77.2 ± 8.8

80.0 ± 10.9

0.0383

 Hip circumference (cm)

91.8 ± 4.7

88.2 ± 5.9

0.0001

89.9 ± 5.2

90.2 ± 4.7

0.7027

 Right grip strength kg)

38.2 ± 6.2

33.4 ± 7.4

<0.0001

23.1 ± 4.5

22.7 ± 4.0

0.5974

 Left grip strength (kg)

36.8 ± 6.3

30.6 ± 6.5

<0.0001

22.0 ± 4.3

21.9 ± 3.9

0.8747

 Leg strength (kg)

54.7 ± 12.4

43.5 ± 11.3

<0.0001

36.3 ± 8.0

34.8 ± 8.1

0.1953

 Leg strength per body weight

0.84 ± 0.19

0.76 ± 0.21

0.0250

0.67 ± 0.15

0.65 ± 0.16

0.3706

 Flexibility (cm)

2.5 ± 10.5

1.0 ± 12.4

0.4562

11.6 ± 8.0

12.1 ± 8.0

0.6805

Second analysis

 Number of subjects

30

3

 

53

2

 

 Oxygen uptake at VT (ml/kg/min)

12.9 ± 1.8

12.8 ± 1.8

0.9404

11.8 ± 1.6

11.9 ± 1.0

0.9520

 Work rate at VT (watt)

59.5 ± 12.5

53.3 ± 17.6

0.4342

40.5 ± 9.4

37.5 ± 3.5

0.6526

 Heart rate at VT (beats/min)

97.1 ± 10.2

93.0 ± 7.2

0.5071

99.6 ± 12.6

100.5 ± 13.4

0.9253

  1. Values are means ± SD. p values in boldface are significant
  2. VT ventilatory threshold