Table 1.

Subject characteristics

	POTS
Variables	Pre-training	Post-training	Controls
Age (years)	27 ± 2	27 ± 2	30 ± 2
Height (cm)	167 ± 1	167 ± 1	171 ± 3
Weight (kg)	69 ± 4	68 ± 4	65 ± 5
Body mass index (kg m−2)	25 ± 1	24 ± 1	22 ± 1
Body fat (%)	34 ± 2†	32 ± 2†	24 ± 3
Body surface area (m2)	1.78 ± 0.06	1.77 ± 0.05	1.75 ± 0.08
Lean body mass (kg)	45 ± 2	45 ± 2	50 ± 4
Duration of illness (years)	2.4 ± 0.4

Values are means ± SEM.

^†P < 0.05 compared with controls.