The basic characteristics of the st

The basic characteristics of the study subjects are presented
in Table 1. There were no significant differences in age
between the middle-aged women and men. As expected, the
men were on average 11 and 8 cm taller and 15 and 13 kg
heavier, and had more fat-free mass , than the young and middle-aged
women, respectively (all p < 0.01). No significant differences
were observed in the BMI among the groups.
The energy expenditure estimates obtained from DLW and
heart rate monitoring are presented in Table 2. No significant
differences in the Total energy Expenditure estimates were found between the
DLW and heart rate methods across age and gender groups.