Adaptation to Resistance Training Is Associated with Higher Phagocytic (but Not Oxidative) Activity in Neutrophils of Older Women

Table 1

Characteristics of the sample.

	Sedentary; ()	Trained; ()
Age, years	72.0 ± 6.9	70.6 ± 5.7	0.406
BMI, kg/m^2	27.9 ± 4.4	29.5 ± 5.5	0.223
Total fat-free mass, kg	36.5 ± 2.4	39.1 ± 5.9	0.040
Relative fat-free mass, kg/height^2	15.8 ± 0.9	16.4 ± 1.8	0.090
Total fat mass, kg	24.9 ± 7.2	25.8 ± 8.1	0.121
Relative fat mass, kg/height^2	11.8 ± 3.1	12.9  ±  3.8	0.208
Waist circumference, cm	97.4 ± 9.2	99.8 ± 12.2	0.406
Calorie intake, 10^3 kcal	2.2 ± 0.6	1.7 ± 0.5	0.001
Total carbohydrate intake, %	50.1 ± 4.9	47.4 ± 8.3	0.050
Total lipid intake, %	34.1 ± 4.9	36.0 ± 7.6	0.129
Total protein intake, %	14.7 ± 3.8	15.5 ± 3.5	0.424
Systolic blood pressure, mmHg	134.3 ± 13.0	125.8 ± 14.1	0.022
Diastolic blood pressure, mm Hg	81.9 ± 9.9	80.8 ± 9.5	0.670
IGF1, ng/mL	0.60 ± 0.17	0.56 ± 0.19	0.410
Leukocyte numbers, mm^3	5.2 ± 2.1	5.7 ± 2.2	0.401
Neutrophils, %	55.4 ± 11.7	53.2 ± 9.7	0.449
Segmented	53.4 ± 11.3	52.1 ± 9.5	—
Banded	2.0 ± 1.5	1.1 ± 1.4	—
Monocytes, %	3.9 ± 2.2	3.8 ± 2.8	0.910
Lymphocytes, %	37.9 ± 10.4	39.8 ± 10.1	0.494
Eosinophils, %	2.7 ± 2.6	3.1 ± 2.7	0.608
TNFα pg/mL	0.73 ± 0.29	0.57 ± 0.20	0.036
IL6 pg/mL	0.63 ± 0.12	0.44 ± 0.36	0.002

Values are expressed as mean ± standard deviation. Statistical difference .