. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Apr 6.

Published in final edited form as: Pediatr Exerc Sci. 2009 Aug;21(3):305–317. doi: 10.1123/pes.21.3.305

Table 1.

Baseline Descriptive Statistics for Swimmers

	Control (n = 10)	Rhinitis/Asthma (n = 12)
Age (years)	15.8 ± 0.4	15.1 ± 0.3
Body Fat (%)
Male	12.7 ± 1.2	12.3 ± 1.2
Female	19.5 ± 1.3^*	20.4 ± 2.2^*
VO₂max/lbm
Male	63.9 ± 2.7	62.3 ± 2.0
Female	59.2 ± 1.8	57.3 ± 3.1
Pulmonary Function (FEV₁, FEV₁/FVC))
Male (l/min, %)	4.8 ± 0.6 (84)	4.6 ± 0.3 (81)
Female (l/min, %)	4.2 ± 0.2 (83)	3.8 ± 0.3 (80)

indicates significant difference in body fat between males and females (p <.001). Control has no present or prior history of rhinitis/asthma diagnosis (5 males). Rhinitis/Asthma group includes five swimmers with mild persistent asthma and rhinitis and seven rhinitis only (7 males). Unless otherwise indicated, values represent baseline mean and standard errors for each variable. There were no differences between the Control and Rhinitis/Asthma group.