Table 1.

General Characteristics

	Premenopausal			Postmenopausal			Group Difference
	Baseline	12 Weeks	Training Effect	Baseline	12 Weeks	Training Effect	Baseline	12 Weeks
	n=36		P Value	n=37		P Value	P Value	P Value
Anthropometrics
Age, y	49.4±2.1			53.3±3.0			<0.0001
Height, m	1.69±0.01			1.67±0.01			0.68
Weight, kg	67.4±6.9	66.7±6.8	0.03	66.3±8.5	65.8±8.7	0.14	0.54	0.60
Body mass index, kg/m2	23.9±2.4	23.7±2.3	0.02	23.7±2.4	23.5±2.6	0.17	0.62	0.71
Cardiorespiratory fitness
Resting heart rate, beats/min	67±8	64±8	0.006	64±7	61±8	<0.0001	0.15	0.07
VO2max, mL/min	2068±295	2283±291	<0.001	2017±217	2204±230	<0.0001	0.40	0.22
Maximum heart rate, beats/min	177±12	175±9	0.03	174±11	172±9	0.27	0.55	0.19
Maximum RER VO2max	1.31±0.10	1.27±0.08	0.02	1.30±0.08	1.29±0.09	0.40	0.61	0.46
Maximum power VO2max, W	194±26	222±26	<0.001	189±21	215±21	<0.0001	0.35	0.25
Systolic BP, mm Hg	111±15	113±15	0.40	113±16	110±13	0.11	0.56	0.38
Diastolic BP, mm Hg	72±11	73±11	0.92	73±10	70±8	0.03	0.68	0.26
Cholesterol
Total cholesterol, mmol/L	4.90±0.73	4.76±0.63	0.11	5.64±0.72	5.48±0.61	0.03	<0.0001	<0.0001
Training
Total training sessions	37±6			38±5			0.82
Time in intervals of HRmax, %
60% to 85%	58±10			56±10			0.66
86% to 100%	41±12			41±13			0.97

BP indicates blood pressure; HRmax, maximum heart rate; RER, respiratory exchange ratio; VO₂max, maximal oxygen uptake.

Values are expressed as mean±SD.