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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Jun 18.
Published in final edited form as: J Exerc Physiol Online. 2011 Feb 1;14(1):49–59.

Table 1.

Subject Characteristics by Ethnic Group (N=18)

African Americans (N=9) Caucasians (N=9) P-Value
Age, yrs 21.3 ± 0.5 20.6 ± 0.7 0.40
BMI, kg/m2 25.8 ± 1.1 25.2 ± 2.2 0.83
VO 2 max, ml·kg−1·min−1 44.9 ± 3.4 44.6 ± 2.6 0.96
Systolic BP, mmHg 122.6 ± 4.4 126.2 ± 3.9 0.55
Diastolic BP, mmHg 79.0 ± 3.8 78.0 ± 3.2 0.85

Data are presented as mean ± SE. N, sample size; BMI, body mass index; VO2 max, “predicted” maximum oxygen consumption; BP, blood pressure.