Baseline characteristics of the study participants
| Men (n=602) | Women (n=1961) | |
| Mean±SD | Mean±SD | |
| Age (years) | 72.1±5.4 | 72.0±5.2 |
| Body mass (kg) | 77.6±11.0 | 68.9±10.7 |
| Height (m) | 1.65±0.07 | 1.53±0.06 |
| BMI (kg·m−2) | 28.3±3.5 | 29.5±4.3 |
| Waist circumference (cm) | 99.2±10.0 | 93.0±12.3 |
| Body fat (%) | 29.1±5.1 | 39.7±5.2 |
| Fat index (kg·m−2) | 8.3±2.2 | 11.9±3.1 |
| STS performance (reps) | 15.0±3.6 | 14.1±3.3 |
| Allometric power (W·m−2) | 99.8±26.0 | 80.8±20.4 |
| Relative power (W·kg−1) | 3.54±0.83 | 2.76±0.67 |
| Hypertension (yes, n(%)) | 317(52.6) | 984(50.2) |
| Smoking (yes, n(%)) | 54(9.0) | 33(1.7) |
| Walking <1 hour·day−1 (yes, n(%)) | 170(28.2) | 696(35.5) |
| Sitting ≥5 hour·day−1 (yes, n(%)) | 110(18.3) | 284(14.5) |
BMI, body mass index; STS, sit-to-stand.