Table 1.

Subject characteristics

	NT	HT	P
	(n = 25)	(n = 23)
Age (years)	45 ± 8	43 ± 8	0.29
Body mass index (kg m–2)	28.6 ± 2.7	29.4 ± 3.6	0.37
HRrest (beats min–1)	63 ± 7	68 ± 10	0.06
SBP (mmHg)	115 ± 4	142 ± 9*	<0.01
DBP (mmHg)	77 ± 2	96 ± 3*	<0.01
${\dot{V}}_{{\mathrm{O}}_2\mathrm{peak}}$ (ml kg−1 min−1)	26.6 ± 4.2	25.1 ± 4.4	0.24
HRpeak (beats min–1)	169 ± 11	169 ± 16	0.93
HRR60s after maximal test (beats min−1)	23 ± 10	18 ± 6*	0.04

Values are presented as the mean ± SD.

^* P < 0.05 vs. NT.