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. 2013 Oct 3;8(10):e77092. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0077092

Table 1. Effects of gender and aerobic physical capacity on characteristics and hemodynamic values.

Low (N = 35)
Moderate (N = 36)
High (N = 25)
Gender Factor
Aerobic Physical Capacity Factor
Interaction
Men (n=18)
Women (n=17)
Men (n=22)
Women (n=14)
Men (n=13)
Women (n=12)
F(DF) P F(DF) P F(DF) P
Characteristics
Age, years 27 ± 1.2 27 ± 1.3 29 ± 1.4 27 ± 1.7 32 ± 2.1 31 ± 1.6 F(1,90):0.28 >0.05 F(2,90):4.68 0.012 F(2,90):0.04 >0.05
Height, cm 177 ± 1.6 166 ± 1.3a 176 ± 1.4 165 ± 1.4b 175 ± 1.8 160 ± 2.5c F(1,90):84.9 <0.001 F(2,90):2.78 >0.05 F(2,90):0.71 >0.05
Weight, Kg 73 ± 1.7 61 ± 1.5a 74 ± 1.7 61 ± 1.4b 72 ± 2.1 54 ± 1.9 c e F(1,90):101 <0.001 F(2,90):3.9 0.022 F(2,90):1.08 >0.05
BMI, Kg/m2 23.3 ± 0.3 21.9 ± 0.5a 23.7 ± 1.6 22.4 ± 0.4b 23.3 ± 0.5 20.8 ± 0.4c F(1,90):27.9 <0.001 F(2,90):2.9 >0.05 F(2,90):1.03 >0.05
% Body Fat 17.0 ± 0.3 21.7 ± 0.6a 13.0 ± 0.3a 13.9 ± 0.3d 10.1 ± 0.2 a b 12.2 ± 0.4 c d e F(1,90):70.8 <0.001 F(2,90):258 <0.001 F(2,90): 15.1 <0.001
VO2peak, ml Kg-1 min-1 31.7 ± 0.7 30.4 ± 0.6 43.6 ± 0.5a 41.8 ± 0.8d 62.1 ± 1.0 a b 54.7 ± 1.5c d e F(1,90):0.08 >0.05 F(2,90):268 <0.001 F(2,90):2.66 >0.05
Hemodynamic Values
Heart Rate, bpm 81 ± 2.7 82 ± 2.8 65 ± 1.7a 68 ± 1.6d 52 ± 1.8 a b 55 ± 2.0 d e F(1,90):1.1 >0.05 F(2,90):71 <0.001 F(2,90):0.28 >0.05
SAP, mmHg 120 ± 2.7 111 ± 2.2a 115 ± 1.6a 107 ± 1.6b 108 ± 2.9a 100 ± 2.5c d e F(1,90):18.9 <0.001 F(2,90):11.4 <0.001 F(2,90):0.06 >0.05
DAP, mmHg 76 ± 2.6 67 ± 1.9a 69 ± 1.5a 65 ± 2.5 65 ± 2.9a 58 ± 2.1c d e F(1,90):13.3 <0.001 F(2,90):7.78 <0.001 F(2,90): 0.69 >0.05
MAP, mmHg 93 ± 2.5 84 ± 1.9a 87 ± 1.3a 82 ± 2.0b 83 ± 2.8a 75 ± 1.9c d e F(1,90):18.2 <0.001 F(2,90):10.8 <0.001 F(2,90):0.4 >0.05

Values are the means ± S.E.M. BMI, body mass index; SAP, systolic arterial pressure; DAP, diastolic arterial pressure; MAP, mean arterial pressure. aP<0.05 vs. Men Low Aerobic Capacity Group; bP<0.05 vs. Men Moderate Aerobic Capacity Group; cP<0.05 vs. Men High Aerobic Capacity Group; dP<0.05 vs. Women Low Aerobic Capacity Group; eP<0.05 vs. Women Moderate Aerobic Capacity Group.