Baseline demographic and clinical characteristics of the participants
| MS | ML | FS | FL | |
| Age (years) | 55.0±5.6 | 55.2±3.0 | 53.9±2.6 | 53.9±3.5 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 25.8±4.0 | 28.6±4.8 | 33.3±4.8 | 32.0±5.4 |
| WHtR | 0.52±0.07 | 0.56±0.08 | 0.61±0.05 | 0.57±0.08 |
| WHR | 0.93±0.06 | 0.96±0.07 | 0.82±0.10 | 0.84±0.09 |
| Sum of 3 skin folds (mm) | 62.2±27.75 | 78.9±31.2 | 120.3±20.6 | 109.6±23.81 |
| Body density | 1.05±0.02 | 1.04±0.02 | 1.01±0.01 | 1.01±0.01 |
| Fat % | 20.7±7.3 | 24.9±7.9 | 39.8±3.6 | 37.4±5.1 |
Data presented as mean±SD.
BMI, Body Mass Index; FL, female long-duration bouts of exercise; FS, female short-duration bouts of exercise; ML, male long-duration bouts of exercise; MS, male short-duration bouts of exercise; WHR, waist:hip ratio; WHtR, waist:height ratio.