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Table 1 Descriptive characteristics of subjects

From: Effect of the dietary supplement Meltdown on catecholamine secretion, markers of lipolysis, and metabolic rate in men and women: a randomized, placebo controlled, cross-over study

Variable

Men

(n = 10)

Women

(n = 10)

P value

Age (yrs)

23.7 ± 4.3

21.9 ± 2.4

0.2636

Height (cm)

177.2 ± 4.7

167.4 ± 7.2

0.0019

Weight (kg)

77.4 ± 6.7

63.6 ± 11.1

0.0033

BMI (kg·m-2)

24.8 ± 2.9

22.6 ± 2.8

0.1063

Body fat (%)*

8.8 ± 3.3

23.0 ± 5.9

0.0001

Waist (cm)

81.5 ± 5.9

70.4 ± 6.2

0.0007

Hip (cm)

99.1 ± 3.0

99.4 ± 7.4

0.9225

Waist:Hip

0.82 ± 0.06

0.71 ± 0.03

0.0001

Years Anaerobic Exercise

6.2 ± 5.4

3.3 ± 3.3

0.1584

Hours per week Anaerobic Exercise

4.7 ± 2.5

3.1 ± 3.3

0.2396

Years Aerobic Exercise

3.9 ± 3.3

4.7 ± 4.0

0.6525

Hours per week Aerobic Exercise

3.1 ± 2.5

4.7 ± 3.5

0.2698

  1. Data are mean ± SD.
  2. * Determined from 7-site skinfold analysis use Lange calipers and Siri equation