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Table 1 Physical characteristics of the subjects

From: Sex difference in age-related changes in knee extensor strength and power production during a 10-times-repeated sit-to-stand task in Japanese elderly

 

Two-way ANOVA

Variables

Sex

YOG

OOG

Age

Sex

Age × sex

Body height, m

M

1.636 ± 0.057ab

1.608 ± 0.062b

p < 0.0001

p < 0.0001

p = 0.215

 

W

1.521 ± 0.050a

1.482 ± 0.053

   

Body mass, kg

M

62.6 ± 7.7ab

59.5 ± 8.3b

p < 0.0001

p < 0.0001

p = 0.845

 

W

53.5 ± 7.4a

50.7 ± 7.2

   

BMI

M

23.39 ± 2.60

23.00 ± 2.69

p = 0.399

p = 0.802

p = 0.475

 

W

23.14 ± 3.21

23.11 ± 3.21

   
  1. Values are means ± SDs
  2. M men, W women, YOG younger-old group, OOG older-old group
  3. aSignificantly different from OOG at p < 0.0001 as a result of Scheffe test
  4. bSignificantly different from women at p < 0.0001 as a result of Scheffe test