Table 1

Baseline characteristics of participants in the four groups

MS ML FS FL
Age (years)55.0±5.655.2±3.053.9±2.653.9±3.5
BMI (kg/m2) 25.8±4.028.6±4.833.3±4.832.0±5.4
Waist/height ratio0.52±0.070.56±0.080.61±0.050.57±0.08
Waist/hip ratio0.93±0.060.96±0.070.82±0.100.84±0.09
Fat %20.7±7.324.9±7.939.8±3.637.4±5.1
Resting systolic pressure (mm Hg)138.9±17.4140.8±22.1133.7±13.2137.6±23.8
Resting diastolic pressure (mm Hg)82.1±11.383.7±8.783.7±10.684.2±8.1
Resting heart rate (b/m)73.9±9.576.8±7.779.8±12.071.8±8.4
  • Data presented as mean±SD.

  • BMI (kg/m2), basal metabolic index in kilograms per meter squared; b/m, beats per minute; FL, long bouts female; FS, short bouts female; ML, long bouts male; MS, short bouts male.