Male (n = 36)

Female (n = 84)

Variable

Mean ± S.D

Mean ± S.D

t-cal.

p-value

Age (years)

58.3 ± 9.0

57.5 ± 7.7

0.448

0.655

Weight (Kg)

72.2 ± 10.6

71.2 ± 13.1

0.391

0.696

BMI (Kg/m²)

25.4 ± 3.7

28.1 ± 5.6

−2.587

0.011^*

ESE score (%)

74.0 ± 5.6

72.6 ± 4.9

−0.593

0.554

SoS score (%)

55.6 ± 7.1

56.6 ± 2.7

0.621

0.362

PEB score (%)

39.3 ± 4.6

41.8 ± 5.0

0.127

0.601

SES score (%)

58.4 ± 4.3

57.8 ± 4.9

1.426

0.281

6-MWD (m)

360.6 ± 48.3

346.3 ± 56.9

1.310

0.193

Est. VO₂ max (ml/kg/min)

10.1 ± 1.4

9.71 ± 1.6

1.310

0.193