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Table 1 Participants’ characteristics. Data are presented as mean ± SD

From: Sex differences in adaptation to intermittent post-exercise sauna bathing in trained middle-distance runners

 

SAUNA

CON

Females

Males

Females

Males

Participants (n)

16

10

7

8

Age (years)

19 ± 1

20 ± 1

19 ± 2

20 ± 2

Height (cm)

166 ± 7#

177 ± 6

166 ± 8#

178 ± 7

Body mass (kg)

54 ± 9#

66 ± 7

56 ± 7#

64 ± 6

BSA (m2)

1.59 ± 0.11#

1.82 ± 0.13

1.62 ± 0.14#

1.80 ± 0.09

BSA-mass ratio (cm2·kg−1)

298 ± 28#

275 ± 15

289 ± 13

283 ± 16

V̇O2max (mL·kg−1·min−1)

52.6 ± 6.9#

64.6 ± 2.4

52.9 ± 4.2#

63.6 ± 3.2

  1. SAUNA post-exercise sauna bathing intervention group, CON, control group, BSA body surface area, V̇O2max maximal aerobic capacity
  2. #Significantly different from males within groups (p < 0.05)
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