Table 2.

Participant characteristics

	Women (n = 18)		Men (n = 18)
	NC Women	OCP Women
	(n = 9)	(n = 9)
Age, yr	22 ± 3	22 ± 3	25 ± 6
Self-identified race/ethnicity	5 NHB, 4 NHW	2 H, 3 NHB, 4 NHW	10 NHB, 8 NHW
Height, m	1.64 ± 0.08	1.68 ± 0.06	1.78 ± 0.09
Mass, kg	71.5 ± 22.2	70.0 ± 10.7	77.8 ± 12.7
Body mass index (BMI) kg/m2	25 ± 6	25 ± 3	25 ± 3
Resting heart rate, beats/min	69 ± 6	71 ± 6	60 ± 7
Systolic blood pressure, mmHg	111 ± 7	115 ± 3	116 ± 5
Diastolic blood pressure, mmHg	72 ± 5	74 ± 3	70 ± 5
Mean arterial pressure, mmHg	85 ± 5	87 ± 3	85 ± 4

Data are presented as means ± SD. H, Hispanic; NC, naturally cycling; NHB, non-Hispanic Black; NHW, non-Hispanic White; OCP, oral contraceptive pills.