Table 1.

Characteristics of the subjects and study parameters

	CNT	APN	SCU
Subjects characteristics
Age (years)	48 ± 4 [34–63]*	37 ± 8 [25–53]	51 ± 9 [32–60]*
Body mass (kg)	79 ± 14 [63–89]	77 ± 10 [60–100]	75 ± 11 [65–90]
Height (cm)	176 ± 11 [169–189]	178 ± 9 [172–190]	175 ± 6 [170–183]
Experience (years)		16 ± 11 [2–40]	21 ± 14 [11–24]
Study parameters
Diving
Dives (count)		65 ± 10 [70–110]	1
Depth (m)		15 ± 10 [5–40]	40 ± 10 [21–63]
APN‐D total apnea (min)		80 ± 20 [77–197]
Static
APN‐S apnea duration (s)		340 ± 105 [140–450]

Values are Mean ± SD [Range] measured in Controls (CNT), apneic group (APN), and SCUBA dive group (SCU).

APN‐D total apnea corresponds to the sum of apnea dives done by each participant of APN group during the 5 h spearfishing competition and recorded by a dive computer. APN‐S apnea duration corresponds to the duration of the single dry submaximal apnea done by each participant of APN group a week before the spearfishing competition.

^*Indicates significant difference at P < 0.05 between APN‐SCU groups and APN‐CNT groups (Mann–Whitney U test).