Table 2.
Resting and exercise parameters
| Females Mean ± SD [range]/median [Q1; Q3] |
Males Mean ± SD [range]/median [Q1; Q3] |
p (95% CI)* | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rest | |||
| HR (beats/min) | 82 ± 13 [55–104] | 80 ± 11 [60–103] | 0.58 [− 8 to 5] |
| Systolic BP (mmHg) | 113 [108; 128] | 118 [111; 132] | 0.24 |
| Diastolic BP (mmHg) | 72 ± 9 [49–84] | 72 ± 10 [41–89] | 0.90 [− 5 to 6] |
| Peak exercise | |||
| HRpeak (beats/min) | 171 ± 9 [155–188] | 173 ± 10 [154–196] | 0.66 [− 4 to 6] |
| HRpeak (%pred) | 87 ± 5 [79–95] | 88 ± 5 [79–99] | 0.51 [− 2 to 3] |
| Systolic BPpeak (mm Hg) | 165 ± 17 [129–193] | 171 ± 20 [134–221] | 0.24 [− 4 to 17] |
| Diastolic BP (mm Hg) | 69 ± 9 [49–82] | 65 ± 17 [41–105] | 0.32 [− 11 to 4] |
| SRT-WRpeak (W) | 350 [306; 371] | 487 [450; 517] | < 0.01** |
| SRT-WRpeak (W/kg) | 5.4 ± 0.5 [4.0–6.2] | 6.2 ± 0.6 [4.5–7.6] | < 0.01 [0.5 to 1.1]** |
| SRT-WRpeak (W/kg FFM) | 7.3 ± 0.8 [5.4–8.6] | 7.0 ± 0.7 [5.6–9.1] | 0.12 [− 0.69 to 0.08] |
| SRT-duration (s) | 140 [122; 148] | 195 [180; 207] | < 0.01** |
BP blood pressure, CI confidence interval, FFM fat-free mass, HR heart rate, HRpeak peak heart rate, Q1 25th percentile, Q3 75th percentile, s seconds, SRT-WRpeak peak work rate attained at the steep ramp test, %pred presented as percentage of predicted
*95% CI only presented when tested parametrically
**Statistically significant after Bonferroni correction (α < 0.003 (0.05/k = 18)