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. 2013 Jan 18;8(1):e52228. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0052228

Table 1. Basic characteristics of the subjects.

Characteristics	Women (n = 44)		Men (n = 40)		All (n = 84)
	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Mean	SD
Age (years)	44.1	18.0	44.2	16.5	44.1	17.3
Height (cm)	166.0 ^***	5.6	178.5 ^***	6.6	172.3	6.1
Weight (kg)	62.3 ^***	8.6	78.0 ^***	11.9	70.1	10.2
BMI (kg/m²)	22.6 ^**	2.8	24.4 ^**	2.8	23.5	2.8
Knee extension MVC (kg)	93.0 ^**	36.2	123.5 ^**	47.2	107.0	44.0
Knee flexion MVC (kg)	59.9 ^***	23.4	87.5 ^***	33.6	73.0	32.0
VO₂max (ml/kg/min)	41.0	10.9	44.3	12.5	42.4	11.6

Significant difference between genders are expressed as

^**

p<0.01;

^***

p<0.001.