Table 1 Comparison of anthropometric, body composition characteristics, based on age group (1–4 groups), in (60–90) years old women

Variable

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

P

DA (years)

60.00 ± 5.05*

71.40 ± 2.43*

80.97 ± 2.73*

89.34 ± 2.41*

(1–2); (1–3); (1–4); (2–3); (2–4); (3–4)

BW (kg)

62.16 ± 12.79**

78.44 ± 21.51**

67.57 ± 14.15*

59.99 ± 10.29**

(1–2); (1–3); (1–4); (2–3); (2–4); (3–4)

BH (cm)

161.33 ± 12.21

160.76 ± 7.23

159.17 ± 7.32

157.22 ± 8.47

NS

TC (cm)

45.25 ± 6.99**

47.65 ± 7.42

46.05 ± 6.83

41.79 ± 6.23**

(1–4); (2–4); (3–4)

CC (cm)

34.75 ± 3.51

35.96 ± 4.85

35.12 ± 4.24

33.31 ± 3.99

NS

UaC (cm)

29.71 ± 5.53**

28.15 ± .,96

27.72 ± 3.56

26.30 ± 4.18**

(1–4); (2–4)

PBF%

26.53 ± 3.27**

36.85 ± 9.40**

36.52 ± 8.86**

31.61 ± 10.04*

(1–2); (1–3); (1–4); (2–4)