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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2009 Feb;41(2):279–289. doi: 10.1249/MSS.0b013e318185d341

Table 1.

Subject characteristics by group

Lean Boys Obese Boys
n 7 7
Age, yr 11 ± 0.3 11 ± 0.2
Height, cm 152 ± 2 155 ± 1
Weight, kg 42 ± 2 54 ± 4*
AD, m2 1.33 ± 0.03 1.50 ± 0.05*
AD/mass, m2/kg 0.032 ± 0.001 0.028 ± 0.001*
Body fat, % 18 ± 1 33 ± 2*
Lean body mass, kg 32 ± 1 33 ± 1
V˙o2max, ml ·kg−1·min−1 49 ± 1 37 ± 2*
V˙o2max, L/min−1 2.1 ± 0.1 2.0 ± 0.1

Values are means ± SE. AD, DuBois surface area; V˙o>2max, maximal aerobic capacity.

*

Significantly different from lean boys, P < 0.05