Table 1.
Baseline physical and physiological characteristics of subjects
| Untrained group (n = 10) |
Trained group (n = 10) |
P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (yr) | 20.4 ± 2.72 | 21.5 ± 0.97 | 0.24 |
| Body mass (kg) | 62.7 ± 8.30 | 67.2 ± 10.18 | 0.29 |
| Height (m) | 1.69 ± 0.06 | 1.70 ± 0.07 | 0.36 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 21.9 ± 1.73 | 22.7 ± 2.35 | 0.38 |
| Waist circumference (cm) | 73.6 ± 6.87 | 75.6 ± 4.27 | 0.43 |
| Hip circumference (cm) | 92.2 ± 5.05 | 92.3 ± 4.96 | 0.97 |
| W/H ratio | 0.80 ± 0.04 | 0.80 ± 0.03 | 0.19 |
| Body fat (%) | 21.9 ± 8.09 | 16.1 ± 6.58 | 0.10 |
| Fat mass (kg) | 14.3 ± 5.61 | 13.8 ± 8.28 | 0.88 |
| Fat free mass (kg) | 48.9 ± 5.68 | 50.8 ± 4.95 | 0.43 |
|
V̇O2,peak (ml/kgBM/min) V̇O2,max (ml/kgBM/min) |
32.2 ± 7.26 | 45.6 ± 4.12 | 0.00 |
|
V̇O2,peak (ml/kgFFM/min) V̇O2,max (ml/kgFFM/min) |
42.2 ± 7.69 | 58.5 ± 4.86 | 0.00 |
| Work ratemax (watts) | 136 ± 14.30 | 177 ± 13.37 | 0.00 |
Values are mean ± SD, n = 10 in each group. BM body mass, BMI body mass index, W/H waist to hip circumference, V̇O2,peak peak oxygen consumption, V̇O2,max maximal oxygen consumption, FFM fat free mass, Work ratemax maximal work rate
P value < 0.05, significantly different from the untrained group