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. 2023 May 1;16(3):620–637.

Table 2.

Subject characteristics from included studies.

Study Groups Sample (n) Sex (M/F) Age (years) Height (cm or m where indicated) Weight (kg)
Aagaard et al. (2007) Resistance trained 7 M 73.9 ± 2.2 175.1 ± 4.3 78.7 ± 20.1
Sedentary 8 M 70.5 ± 2.8 174.8 ± 6.0 82.9 ± 6.2

Ari et al. (2004) Endurance trained 10 M 68 ± 6 167 ± 8 71 ± 3
Sedentary 11 M 65 ± 5 169 ± 5 82 ± 11

Buyukyazi et al. (2003) Endurance Trained 11 M 67.1 ± 6.0 167.2 ± 7.7 70.9 ± 3.2

Carrick- Ranson et al. (2014) Endurance trained 25 17M/8F 68 ± 3 171 ± 10 66 ± 12
Sedentary 52 33M/19F 70 ± 5.5 171.4 ± 10.2 75 ± 12.4

Kasch et al. (1999) Endurance trained (pre) 11 M 43 ± 6 177 ± 7.8 74.9 ± 5.5
Endurance trained (post) 11 M 76.1 ± 5.7 174 ± 7.9 72.1 ± 6.1

Mckendry et al. (2020) Endurance trained 14 M 67.1 ± 6.4 1.70 ± 0.1 (m) 68.7 ± 6.6
Sedentary 12 M 69.8 ± 4.1 1.80 ± 0.1 (m) 77.5 ± 14.2

Pollock et al. (1997) Endurance trained (pre) 10 M 49.5 ± 10.3 179.6 ± 6.2 72.3 ± 8.9
Endurance trained (post) 10 M 69.8 ± 10.2 177.6 ± 7.0 73.1 ± 9.6
Sedentary (pre) 2 M 52.5 ± 2.1 174.3 ± 2.2 75.9 ± 1.7
Sedentary (post) 2 M 73.5 ± 2.1 173.1 ± 0.5 81.5 ± 0.1

Sanada et al. (2009) Endurance trained 24 M 65.7 ± 3.0 - -

Stenroth et al. (2016) Endurance trained 20 M 74.2 ± 2.7 175.5 ± 6.8 72.1 ± 7.2
Sedentary 33 M 74.8 ± 3.6 173 ± 5 76.1 ± 7.7

Trappe et al. (2013) Endurance trained 9 - 81 ± 1 172 ± 2 68 ±3
Sedentary 6 M 82 ± 2 172 ± 4 77 ±5