Table 1 Participants characteristics at baseline
Men | Women | P | |
|---|---|---|---|
n | 13 | 18 | |
Anthropometric data | |||
Age (years) | 47 ± 9 | 46 ± 8 | 0.65 |
Height (cm) | 176.0 ± 6.8 | 167.2 ± 6.6 | 0.01 |
Weight (kg) | 83.9 ± 12.4 | 68.2 ± 11.1 | 0.01 |
BMI (kg m−2) | 27.0 ± 2.9 | 24.3 ± 3.3 | 0.02 |
Body fat (%) | 21.3 ± 2.9 | 23.6 ± 3.9 | 0.09 |
Hemodynamic characteristics at rest | |||
HR (bpm) | 68 ± 7 | 69 ± 8 | 0.79 |
Systolic BP (mmHg) | 124 ± 8 | 118 ± 9 | 0.06 |
Diastolic BP (mmHg) | 83 ± 6 | 78 ± 8 | 0.04 |
Peak exercise performance | |||
VO2max (mL min−1) | 3019 ± 378 | 2231 ± 324 | < 0.01 |
VO2max (mL min−1 kg−1) | 36.3 ± 4.1 | 33.1 ± 4.2 | 0.04 |
Vmax (km h−1) | 12.1 ± 1.1 | 10.4 ± 1.2 | 0.01 |
HRmax (b m−1) | 186 ± 15 | 183 ± 11 | 0.47 |
Lamax (mmol L−1) | 9.3 ± 2.0 | 8.7 ± 2.4 | 0.42 |
RERmax | 1.2 ± 0.1 | 1.2 ± 0.1 | 0.89 |