Table 1.

Clinical characteristics and activity levels of young volunteers

	Average	Range	Male	Female	P Value for Sex Effect
n	12	12	5	7
Age, yr	24.2 ± 1.0	21.1–31.9	25.0 ± 1.4	23.6 ± 1.5	0.99
Height, cm	172 ± 3	158–186	181 ± 2	166 ± 3	0.12
Body mass, kg	65.9 ± 3.6	46.0–81.5	72.8 ± 3.0	60.9 ± 5.1	0.03*
BMI, kg/m2	22.1 ± 0.9	17.4–27.5	22.4 ± 1.4	21.9 ± 1.3	0.92
Physical activity level, kcal/day	421 ± 32	234–605	385 ± 55	448 ± 38	0.43

Values are means ± SE.

BMI, body mass index.

^*Statistically significant (P < 0.05).