TABLE 2.

GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS OF SUBJECT GROUPS (MEAN ± SD)

	Group *
Variable	HAW (n = 20)	HAM (n = 20)	LAW (n = 20)	LAM (n = 20)
Age (years)	19.6 ± 0.7	19.9 ± 0.9	19.5 ± 0.6	19.8 ± 0.6
Body height (cm)	168.8 ± 5.7 A	182.7 ± 7.2	168.7 ± 4.9 B	179.7 ± 7.6
Body mass (kg)	58.9 ± 5.6 A	77.4 ± 7.2	58.6 ± 4.9 B	75.7 ± 7.8
BMI	20.5 ± 1.1 A	23.2 ±1.9	20.5 ± 1.6 B	23.9 ± 3.3
Training experience (years)	7.9 ± 2.5 C	10.7 ± 3.2	-	-
Physical activity (hours · week-1) **	11.2 A , D	13.9 E	6.0	6.0

^*Note: HAW – women with high physical activity; HAM – men with high physical activity; LAW – women with low physical activity; LAM – men with low physical activity

^**Physical activity prescribed by the physical education programme of study

^ASignificantly lower compared with HAM group: p < 0.001

^BSignificantly lower compared with LAM group (p < 0.001)

^CSignificantly lower compared with HAM group p < 0.01

^DSignificantly higher compared with LAW group (p < 0.001)

^ESignificantly higher compared with LAM group (p < 0.001)