Table 1.
Anthropometric, nutritional and metabolic parameters of the divers involved in the study
| Divers | Age (years) | BM (kg) | Height (cm) | FFM (kg) | FM (kg) | TBW (%) | PAL | Breakfast (kcal) | TSH (mU/L) | FT3 (pg/mL) | FT4 (pg/mL) | VO2max (mL/kg/min) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 47 | 74 | 176.0 | 63.7 | 10.3 | 63.0 | 1.7 | 600 | 1.7 | 4.01 | 12.9 | 45.2 |
| 2 | 45 | 75.7 | 179.5 | 60.3 | 15.4 | 58.7 | 1.6 | 500 | 1.8 | 3.89 | 13.4 | 48.5 |
| 3 | 44 | 64.9 | 170.5 | 55.9 | 9.0 | 63.0 | 1.7 | 600 | 2.1 | 3.86 | 14.9 | 52.2 |
| 4 | 39 | 68.0 | 171.5 | 59.9 | 8.1 | 64.4 | 1.6 | 400 | 1.0 | 4.02 | 14.1 | 47.1 |
| 5 | 41 | 60.0 | 166.0 | 51.1 | 8.9 | 62.2 | 1.7 | 500 | 3.0 | 4.68 | 15.1 | 44.3 |
| 6 | 42 | 53.5 | 163.0 | 47.4 | 6.1 | 64.7 | 1.5 | 400 | 1.3 | 4.56 | 12.7 | 39.2 |
| 7 | 44 | 49.9 | 160.0 | 39.0 | 10.9 | 56.9 | 1.5 | 400 | 2.4 | 3.97 | 13.3 | 46.7 |
| 8 | 51 | 58.7 | 165.0 | 50.5 | 8.3 | 62.9 | 1.5 | 400 | 1.8 | 3.99 | 13.7 | 44.3 |
| Mean ± SD | 44.1 ± 3.7 | 63.1 ± 9.2 | 168.9 ± 6.6 | 53.5 ± 8.1 | 9.6 ± 2.7 | 62.0 ± 2.7 | 1.62 ± 0.1 | 475 ± 88.6 | 1.89 ± 0.6 | 4.12 ± 0.3 | 13.8 ± 0.9 | 45.9 ± 3.8 |
BM body mass, FFM free fat mass, FM fat mass, TBW total body water, PAL physical activity level, TSH thyroid stimulating hormone, FT 3 free triiodothyronine, FT 4 free thyroxine, VO 2 max maximum oxygen uptake