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Table 1 Participants’ information presented as mean (SD)

From: Central and peripheral fatigue development in the shoulder muscle with obesity during an isometric endurance task

 

Normal (n = 22)

Obese (n = 17)

Age (yr)*

21.5 (2.3)

23.2 (3.5)

Body mass (kg)*

63.1 (9.4)

98.0 (10.4)

Stature (cm)*

168.3 (8.46)

173.1 (8.65)

BMI (kg/m2)*

22.2 (2.0)

32.7 (2.6)

Body fat (%)*

21.8 (7.3)

35.2 (6.8)

Fat free mass (kg)*

49.7 (10.3)

63.8 (11.4)

Waist circumference (cm)*

76.5 (5.8)

102.8 (8.6)

Hip circumference (cm)*

82.2 (5.8)

108.6 (8.3)

Waist to hip ratio*

0.93 (0.02)

0.95 (0.02)

  1. *indicates a significant difference at p < 0.05 based on a t-test