Table 1 Basic characteristics of the study group
From: Association of adipose tissue inflammation and physical fitness in older adults
Variables | References value | Low physical fitness n = 32 n = 29 female and n = 3 male | High physical fitness n = 31 n = 23 female and n = 8 male | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
mean ± SD | med (iqr 25%-75%) | mean ± SD | med (iqr 25%-75%) | |||
Age [years] | - | 70.6 ± 6.0 | 70 (67.0–74.7) | 67.0 ± 3.5 | 66.0 (65.0–70.0) | 0.013 |
Weight [kg] | - | 69.5 ± 11.4 | 68.8 (62.2–75.6) | 69.0 ± 14.2 | 64.4 (58.0–78.0) | 0.881 |
Height [cm] | - | 159.9 ± 7.0 | 157.7 (156.0–162.3) | 164.6 ± 8.2 | 163.7 (160.3–171.0) | 0.018 |
BMI [kg/m2] | 18.5–24.9 | 27.1 ± 3.8 | 27.1 (24.8–29.6) | 25.0 ± 3.4 | 23.8 (22.7–27.1) | 0.021 |
FFM [kg] | - | 45.4 ± 7.6 | 43.2 (40.9–46.8) | 48.9 ± 10.2 | 44.6 (41.7–54.1) | 0.277 |
FM [kg] | - | 24.2 ± 6.7 | 22.9 (20.3–28.4) | 20.1 ± 7.4 | 18.0 (14.5–23.6) | 0.028 |
FM% | M: 12–25 F: 24–36 | 34.4 ± 5.9 | 34.0 (31.1–38.5) | 28.7 ± 9.7 | 29.0 (25.0–33.4) | 0.001 |
MM [kg] | - | 42.8 ± 7.2 | 40.8 (38.6–44.2) | 46.4 ± 9.7 | 43.2 (39.6–51.4) | 0.208 |
WC [cm] | M: ≤ 94 F: ≤ 80 | 87.8 ± 10.7 | 88.0 (80.7–94.5) | 84.6 ± 11.6 | 81.0 (74.7–94.0) | 0.205 |
HC [cm] | - | 104.4 ± 7.2 | 103.0 (99.7–110.0) | 100.9 ± 5.6 | 101.0 (96.0–106.0) | 0.049 |
WHR | M: < 90 F: < 85 | 0.8 ± 0.1 | 0.8 (0.8–0.9) | 0.8 ± 0.1 | 0.8 (0.8–0.9) | 0.417 |
Hand grip strength | M: > 27 F: > 16 | 21.8 ± 6.0 | 20.7 (19.0–24.7) | 26.9 ± 11.1 | 24.2 (20.5–32.9) | 0.030 |
6MWT [m] | 416.3 ± 52.0 | 435.0 (373.8–462.2) | 530.3 ± 32.8 | 530.0 (500.0–552.5) | < 0.001 | |
Gait speed [m/s] | > 0.8 | 1.2 ± 0.1 | 1.2 (1.0–1.3) | 1.5 ± 0.1 | 1.5 (1.4–1.6) | < 0.001 |
SBP [mmHg] | < 140 | 137.5 ± 16.1 | 138.0 (124.0–143.0) | 137.2 ± 18.9 | 134.0 (125.5–146.0) | 0.935 |
DBP [mmHg] | < 90 | 82.5 ± 11.0 | 82.5 (76.7–85.2) | 82.4 ± 9.6 | 82.0 (76.0–89.5) | 0.966 |
Heart rate [bpm] | 60–70 | 75.8 ± 10.5 | 73.0 (67.7–87.0) | 71.7 ± 7.4 | 71.0 (66.0–76.5) | 0.074 |