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Subject Characteristics – Means (SD) |
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| Differences by Group |
Age Effects |
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| Young Active |
Young Inactive |
Older Active |
Older Inactive |
Young |
Older |
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| Age (yrs) |
27.3 (6.0) |
21.3 (1.0) |
69.6 (6.5) |
76.8 (4.6) |
25.6 (5.8)* |
73.2 (6.5) |
| Gender (Male: Female) |
7:3 |
4:5 |
5:3 |
4:4 |
11:8 |
9:7 |
| Height (m) |
1.75 (0.08) |
1.77 (0.14) |
1.75 (0.09) |
1.71 (0.12) |
1.76 (0.10) |
1.73 (0.11) |
| Weight (kg) |
67.8 (10.8) |
76.6 (18.6) |
79.6 (9.3) |
80.5 (17.4) |
70.8 (13.8) |
80.1 (13.5) |
| BP Systolic/Diastolic (mmHg) |
124/68 |
120/68 |
138/78 |
140/76 |
122/68* |
139/77 |
| Mean Arterial Pressure |
90 (10) |
84 (9)# |
98 (9) |
103 (18) |
89 (10)* |
101 (14) |
| Heart Rate (BPM) |
54 (8)& |
68 (16) |
71 (8) |
73 (15) |
60 (14) |
72 (11) |
| Lean Leg Vol. (cm3) |
1670 (372) |
1710 (446) |
1366 (245) |
1518 (308) |
1690* (390) |
1442 (280) |
| Diameter (cm) |
0.68 (0.09) |
0.57 (0.09) |
0.63 (0.10) |
0.62 (0.13) |
0.63 (0.09) |
0.63 (0.11) |
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Notes: # MAP significantly different from older inactive (p = 0.015). &Heart rate significantly different than the older active (p = 0.037) and older inactive (p = 0.020). * Young and older groups significantly different at p < 0.05. | ||||||
Olive et al. Dynamic Medicine 2002 1:2 doi:10.1186/1476-5918-1-2 |
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