Table 1.
Study group demographics, diving experience, aerobic fitness, body-mass index, and resting heart rate.
| Divers with vitamins (n = 13) |
Divers without vitamins (n = 7) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-saturation | Post-saturation | Pre-saturation | Post-saturation | |
| Age (year) | 44.6 (34–55) | 42.7 (35–51) | ||
| Total diving (year) | 22 (8–43) | 15 (5–27) | ||
| Saturation diving (year) | 14 (1–29) | 10 (1–21) | ||
| VO2max (ml/kg.min) | 45 (36–56) | 47 (40–52) | ||
| BMI (kg/m2) | 27.0 (21.1–36.9) | 27.0 (21.6–36.9) | 26.7 (24.9–30.6) | 26.4 (24.4–30.6) |
| Pulse at rest (beat/min) | 74 (60–95) | 82 (64–109) | 65 (53–81) | 73 (60–98) |
Data are shown as mean (range). VO2max (maximal oxygen uptake), BMI (body mass index).