Unadjusted, between-groups comparisons of alpha diversity among
participants above and below 22.4
mLO2·kg−1·min−1
VO2peak. Note participants (n = 13) above 22.4
mLO2·kg−1·min−1
had higher alpha diversity compared to those (n = 24) with a
lower VO2peak. Substantive differences were determined by
Hedges’ g as a measure of effect size: 0.77 (Chao1),
1.21 (Observed Species), 1.12 (PD Whole Tree), 1.15 (Shannon), 0.72 (Simpson).
Data are represented by means and S.D. †denotes significance at
p ≤ 0.05.