Variable

Exercise Group (n = 35)

Control Group (n = 35)

t-cal.

p-value

Mean ± S.D

Mean ± S.D

Age (years)

68.9 ± 6.5

64.3 ± 12.3

1.32

0.197

Height (m)

1.7 ± 0.1

1.6 ± 0.1

0.56

0.577

Weight (kg)

66.0 ± 12.2

65.3 ± 15.5

0.31

0.758

BMI (kg/m2)

24.2 ± 4.7

23.8 ± 5.2

0.22

0.829

WHR

0.8 ± 0.1

0.9 ± 0.1

−3.23

0.003*

SBP (mmHg)

137.3 ± 17.2

136.8 ± 12.4

0.55

0.243

DBP (mmHg)

84.9 ± 6.3

85.1 ± 2.1

0.32

0.980

RHR (beat/min)

83.7 ± 6.2

83.0 ± 4.9

0.28

0.640