General characteristics Controls Before TCC (N = 20) Controls After TCC (N = 20) TCC trainees Before TCC (N = 22) TCC trainees After TCC (N = 22) Age (yrs) 51.5± 7.3 5.5± 7.3 54.6± 9.1 54.6± 9.1 Gender (M/F) 9/11 9/11 12/10 12/10 Body weight (kg) 65.2±8.8 65.2± 8.0 63.4± 10.5 62.9±10.3 Body height (cm) 163.8±5.3 163.8±5.3 164.7± 8.1 164.7 ± 8.1 BMI (kg/m2) 24.2± 2.9 24.3± 2.7 23.2 ± 2.7 23.0 ± 2.5 Waist (cm) 83.8± 9.3 84.7 ± 9.5 82.1 ± 9.9 81.5 ± 9.7 Age of TCC (yrs) 0 0 0 0.25± 0.00#†

Data are presented as Mean ± SD. BMI: body mass index; Values presented are Mean± SD. #P < 0.05 vs. Controls (After TCC), †P<0.05 vs. TCC trainees (Before TCC)

Table 1: Characteristics of Normal Controls and TCC Trainees Before and After 3 Months of TCC Training.