TABLE 2.
10-km Performance (m·s−1) | |||||
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Fastest | Fast | Intermediate | Slow | Slowest | |
Males | |||||
N | 1980 | 5094 | 8617 | 6565 | 2262 |
Age (yr) | 35.2 ± 0.2 | 40.9 ± 0.1 | 44.6 ± 0.1 | 48.2 ± 0.1 | 51.9 ± 0.2 |
Education (yr) | 16.3 ± 0.1 | 16.5 ± 0.0 | 16.5 ± 0.0 | 16.5 ± 0.0 | 16.5 ± 0.0 |
Running distance (km·wk−1) | 62.0 ± 0.7 | 48.4 ± 0.3 | 38.7 ± 0.2 | 31.2 ± 0.2 | 25.7 ± 0.3 |
BMI (kg·m−2) | 21.9 ± 0.0 | 22.8 ± 0.0 | 23.7 ± 0.0 | 24.5 ± 0.0 | 25.4 ± 0.1 |
Females | |||||
N | 1343 | 2286 | 2961 | 1755 | 711 |
Age (yr) | 34.4 ± 0.2 | 37.0 ± 0.2 | 39.6 ± 0.2 | 43.0 ± 0.2 | 45.4 ± 0.4 |
Education (yr) | 16.2 ± 0.1 | 16.1 ± 0.0 | 15.9 ± 0.0 | 15.9 ± 0.1 | 15.8 ± 0.1 |
Running distance (km·wk−1) | 54.4 ± 0.7 | 43.9 ± 0.4 | 36.1 ± 0.3 | 28.9 ± 0.4 | 25.9 ± 0.6 |
BMI (kg·m−2) | 20.2 ± 0.1 | 20.6 ± 0.0 | 21.2 ± 0.0 | 21.8 ± 0.1 | 22.9 ± 0.1 |
Cardiovascular fitness categories are defined as slowest (males, m·s−1 < 3.25; females, m·s−1 < 2.8); slow (males, 3.25 ≤ m·s−1 < 3.75; females, 2.8 ≤ m·s−1 < 3.20); intermediate (males, 3.75 ≤ m·s−1≤ 4.25; females, 3.20 < m·s−1 ≤ 3.60); fast (males, 4.25 < m·s−1 ≤ 4.75; females, 3.6 < m·s−1 ≤ 4.00); fastest (males, 4.75 < m·s−1; females, 4.00 < m·s−1).