Table 1.

Participants’ baseline characteristics

Characteristic	Mean ± SD	Range
Age (yr)	31 ± 8	21–46
Height (cm)	182.4 ± 8.6	168.0–200.0
Body mass (kg)	75.6 ± 10.5	59.3–97.6
BSA (m2)	1.97 ± 0.17	1.67–2.29
BSA-to-mass ratio (cm2 kg−1)	262 ± 16	227–295
Body fat (%)	20.5 ± 5.8	12.9–31.9
$\dot{V}$O2peak,kg (mL kg−1 min−1)	51.9 ± 8.8	36.9–68.6
Weekly exercise time× (min)	341 ± 122	150–690

SD standard deviation, BSA body surface area, $\dot{V}$O_2peak,kg maximum oxygen uptake relative to body mass

^×Swimming exercise excluded, n = 23