Smaller differences in total and regional adiposity with age in women who regularly perform endurance exercise

1  Human Cardiovascular Research Laboratory, Center for Physical Activity, Disease Prevention and Aging, Department of Kinesiology and Applied Physiology, University of Colorado, Boulder 80309; and 2  Divisions of Cardiology and Geriatric Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Heal...

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Published in:American journal of physiology: endocrinology and metabolism 1998-10, Vol.275 (4), p.E626-E634
Main Authors: Van Pelt, Rachael E, Davy, Kevin P, Stevenson, Edie T, Wilson, Teresa M, Jones, Pamela P, Desouza, Christopher A, Seals, Douglas R
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Language:English
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Summary:1  Human Cardiovascular Research Laboratory, Center for Physical Activity, Disease Prevention and Aging, Department of Kinesiology and Applied Physiology, University of Colorado, Boulder 80309; and 2  Divisions of Cardiology and Geriatric Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, Colorado 80262 Our aim was to determine if women who regularly perform endurance exercise demonstrate age-related elevations in body mass and adiposity. Ninety-five healthy females were studied: premenopausal ( n  = 28; mean ± SE age 30 ± 1 yr) and postmenopausal ( n  = 31; 56 ± 1 yr) endurance-trained runners and premenopausal ( n  = 17; 29 ± 1 yr) and postmenopausal ( n  = 19; 61 ± 1 yr) sedentary controls. In the runners, body mass did not differ across age, but percent fat and fat mass were higher ( P  
ISSN:0193-1849
1522-1555
DOI:10.1152/ajpendo.1998.275.4.E626