Table 1.
Physical characteristics, body composition and VO2max.
| Men | Women | p | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (Years) | 23.1 | ± | 2.2 | 23.5 | ± | 2.9 | 0.64 |
| Height (cm) | 174.4 | ± | 5.6 | 165.1 | ± | 6.5 | 0.000 |
| Weight (kg) | 73.4 | ± | 9.1 | 59.5 | ± | 8.0 | 0.000 |
| Body fat (%) | 18.5 | ± | 3.7 | 27.7 | ± | 4.1 | 0.000 |
| Fat mass (kg) | 13.7 | ± | 3.8 | 16.7 | ± | 4.4 | 0.03 |
| Lean mass (kg) | 56.6 | ± | 6.3 | 40.3 | ± | 4.2 | 0.000 |
| Legs lean mass (kg) | 20.2 | ± | 2.7 | 14.1 | ± | 1.8 | 0.000 |
| VO2max (mL min−1) | 3189.7 | ± | 525.4 | 2167.4 | ± | 279.2 | 0.000 |
| VO2max (mL kg−1 min−1) | 43.5 | ± | 5.4 | 36.6 | ± | 3.9 | 0.000 |
| LLM VO2max (mL kg−1 min−1) | 158.7 | ± | 19.3 | 154.4 | ± | 17.1 | 0.47 |
| Hemoglobin (g dL−1) | 15.4 | ± | 0.7 | 13.3 | ± | 0.7 | 0.000 |
| Systolic BP (mmHg) | 122.4 | ± | 9.4 | 111.3 | ± | 5.4 | 0.000 |
| Diastolic BP (mmHg) | 66.2 | ± | 7.3 | 67.9 | ± | 4.2 | 0.365 |
LLM: lower extremities lean mass, also legs lean mass; BP: blood pressure; N = 20 for men and women.