Table 1.

Basal characteristics of the study population (14 women)

	Means ± SD	Range
Age, years	27.5 ± 5.3	23–38
Height, cm	169.5 ± 6.7	161–182
Weight, kg	73.5 ± 14.3	59.8–98.3
BMI, kg/m2	25.8 ± 5.8	20.0–36.6
Waist circumference, cm	87.3 ± 14.7	70.0–115.0
BPsys, mm Hg	119 ±8	110–130
BPdias, mm Hg	79 ± 6	70–85
VO2 peak, l/min	2.74 ± 0.33	2.15–3.18

BPsys = systolic blood pressure; BPdias = diastolic blood pressure; VO₂ peak = peak exercise oxygen uptake during ergometry.