Table 2.
Data distribution in males and femalesa
| Data distribution | Age categories (years) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5–9 (n = 40 males, 31 females) | 10–14 (n = 134 males, 96 females) | 15–19 (n = 271 males, 74 females) | 20–29 (n = 1127 males, 244 females) | 30–39 (n = 934 males, 246 females) | 40–49 (n = 809 males, 164 females) | 50–59 (n = 324 males, 76 females) | ≥ 60 (n = 32 males, 10 females) | |
| Males | ||||||||
| VO2max (ml min−1 kg−1) | 45.86 ± 5.94 | 49.65 ± 8.76 | 50.63 ± 7.97 | 47.67 ± 6.49 | 45.50 ± 7.62 | 42.61 ± 8.40 | 38.50 ± 8.97 | 38.54 ± 8.90 |
| HRmax (bpm) | 187 ± 10 | 190 ± 8 | 193 ± 10 | 189 ± 10 | 183 ± 10 | 175 ± 11 | 169 ± 12 | 162 ± 11 |
| RER (VCO2/VO2) | 1.12 ± 0.07 | 1.13 ± 0.07 | 1.16 ± 0.08 | 1.18 ± 0.08 | 1.18 ± 0.08 | 1.14 ± 0.08 | 1.13 ± 0.08 | 1.16 ± 0.08 |
| Females | ||||||||
| VO2max (ml min−1 kg−1) | 41.48 ± 5.83 | 42.00 ± 6.46 | 40.53 ± 6.29 | 39.51 ± 8.76 | 35.84 ± 8.03 | 34.19 ± 8.66 | 31.00 ± 8.81 | 29.45 ± 7.83 |
| HRmax (bpm) | 189 ± 8 | 192 ± 9 | 190 ± 8 | 183 ± 10 | 176 ± 10 | 171 ± 10 | 167 ± 12 | 159 ± 9 |
| RER (VCO2/VO2) | 1.11 ± 0.07 | 1.15 ± 0.07 | 1.15 ± 0.09 | 1.13 ± 0.09 | 1.13 ± 0.09 | 1.14 ± 0.08 | 1.16 ± 0.09 | 1.17 ± 0.08 |
aData are presented as mean ± SD