Table 1.
Characteristics of subjects (n=51)
| Characteristics | Men (n=30) | Women (n=21) |
| No | No | |
| Age, years | ||
| Mean (SD) | 21 (1.1) | 20.9 (0.3) |
| Median | 21 | 21 |
| Height, cm | ||
| Mean (SD) | 171.9 (5.7) | 158.8 (4.9) |
| Body weight, kg | ||
| Mean (SD) | 63.2 (5.7) | 50.8 (4.9) |
| Cardiopulmonary exercise testing | ||
| At rest | ||
| Face scale RPE | 0.3 (0.8) | 0.3 (0.7) |
| HR (beat/min) | 82.9 (11.9) | 88.5 (13.7) |
| Exercise load (W) | 0 | 0 |
| VO2 (mL/kg/min) | 4.1 (0.5) | 3.9 (0.3) |
| Anaerobic threshold | ||
| Face scale RPE | 3.5 (1.6) | 4.4 (1.5) |
| HR (beat/min) | 128.8 (13.0) | 139.2 (20.2) |
| Exercise load (W) | 97.7 (14.4) | 75.7 (13.3) |
| VO2 (mL/kg/min) | 18.0 (2.9) | 16.9 (3.1) |
| End of test (maximum) | ||
| Face scale RPE | 9.1 (1.1) | 8.3 (1.5) |
| HR (beat/min) | 184 (12.2) | 174.7 (13.5) |
| Exercise load (W) | 192.3 (79.1) | 125.6 (20.6) |
| VO2 (mL/kg/min) | 37.9 (5.3) | 26.4 (4.1) |
VO2, oxygen uptakeHR, heart rate; RPE, rate of perceived exertion.