Table 1. Baseline characterisation of subjects.

Parameters	mean±SD
age	25.3±5.1
height (cm)	184.2±5.9
weight (kg)	90.1±5.6
body mass index	26.1±1.0
total lean mass (kg)	74.4±4.2
total fat mass (kg)	10.3±5.6
body fat (%)	11.9±6.2
VO2-max (ml/min/kg)	51.2±4.6
haemoglobin (g/dl)	14.5±1.0
haematocrite (%)	42.5±2.8
potassium (mmol/l)	3.9±0.2
sodium (mmol/l)	141.1±1.8
serum creatinine concentration (µmol/l)	100.1±10.8
leucocytes count (/nl)	4.9±1.5