Table 1.

Participant characteristics

	All Participants (N = 30)	Systemic EIH Responders (N = 9, 30%)	Systemic EIH Nonresponders (N = 21, 70%)	P Value
Age, y	19.3 ± 1.5	19.7 ± 1.3	19.8 ± 1.6	0.803
Females, %	N = 15 (50%)	N = 4 (44%)	N = 11 (52%)	0.695
Exercise
MVC	368.5 ± 107.9	399.2 ± 143.1	355.4 ± 90	0.414
Peak pain	3.8 ± 2.5	3.4 ± 2.1	4.0 ± 2.6	0.571
Peak RPE	5.5 ± 2.1	4.7 ± 2.3	5.8 ± 1.9	0.242
Weight status and body composition
BMI	23.0 ± 3.1	22.2 ± 3.2	23.3 ± 3.0	0.230
Total body fat, %	24.3 ± 6.8	23.1 ± 7.2	24.8 ± 6.8	0.554
Android fat, %	22.8 ± 8.4	22.0 ± 7.9	23.2 ± 8.7	0.733
Gynoid fat, %	26.5 ± 8.6	25.0 ± 9.6	27.2 ± 8.4	0.533
Android/gynoid ratio	0.86 ± 0.2	0.89 ± 0.13	0.85 ± 0.22	0.213
Leg fat, %	25.6 ± 8.2	24.2 ± 8.7	26.1 ± 8.1	0.573
Leg lean, lbs	19.2 ± 4.5	19.3 ± 4.8	19.1 ± 4.5	0.906
Visceral fat mass, lbs	0.35 ± 0.38	0.30 ± 0.25	0.37 ± 0.42	0.982
Physical activity
IPAQ total walking MET, minutes/wk	1,495.1 ± 1,011.0	1,827.8 ± 853.9	1,352.5 ± 1,057.9	0.245
IPAQ total moderate MET, minutes/wk	674.6 ± 1,506.7	550.0 ± 867.5	728.0 ± 1,726.5	0.772
IPAQ total vigorous MET, minutes/wk	1,900.0 ± 1,665.0	1,680.0 ± 1,570.3	1,994.2 ± 1,732.7	0.617
IPAQ MET, minutes/wk	4,069.7 ± 2,963.8	4,057.8 ± 3,033.4	4,074.9 ± 3,009.4	0.989
IPAQ total sitting, minutes/wk	2,991.0 ± 1,124.1	2,503.3 ± 959.8	3,200.0 ± 1,144.9	0.122
Pain catastrophizing
PCS total	18.1 ± 10.1	21.0 ± 12.8	16.8 ± 8.8	0.699
PCS helplessness	6.6 ± 5.0	6.2 ± 2.8	6.7 ± 5.7	0.792
PCS magnification	4.1 ± 2.7	3.4 ± 2.1	4.4 ± 2.9	0.345
PCS rumination	7.3 ± 4.1	6.4 ± 2.9	7.7 ± 4.5	0.554

There were no significant differences between systemic EIH responders and nonresponders.

BMI=body mass index; IPAQ=International Physical Activity Questionnaire; PCS=Pain Catastrophizing Scale; RPE=rate of perceived exertion.