Table 1 Descriptive statistics for group characteristics

Sex

18 males, 19 females

17 males, 24 females

0.456

Age (years)

73.22 (60–86)

74.10 (67–80)

0.515

Height (m)

1.68 (1.48–2)

1.69 (1.53–1.82)

0.920

Weight (kg)

84.35 (42–133)

76.71 (53–99)

0.049

BMI (kg/m²)

29.54 (19.17–41.00)

26.88 (20.76–30.81)

0.001

 Normal weight

5

7

 Pre-obesity

17

30

 Obesity class I

12

4

 Obesity class II

1

0

 Obesity class III

2

0