Table 1.

Participant anthropometrics (mean ± SD). Male and female cohorts were matched for age, BMI and relative VO₂peak. All participants completed the exercise protocol at approximately 70% VO₂peak

	Males (n = 12)	Females (n = 8)
Age, year	22.9 ± 2.6	23.0 ± 3.4
Mass, kg	75.9 ± 9.0	65.9 ± 7.7*
BMI, kg/m2	24.6 ± 3.1	24.5 ± 2.5
VO2peak, ml min−1 kg−1	44.1 ± 8.7	40.7 ± 4.8
Relative workload, % VO2peak	68.3 ± 4.8	68.0 ± 4.4
Power at 70% VO2peak, W	133 ± 26	102 ± 13*
RER at 70% VO2peak	0.88 ± 0.05	0.80 ± 0.02*

^* p < .05 (between groups).