Table 1.
Baseline measurements of participant demographic and anthropometric characteristics
| Patient characteristics | Values | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Participant 1 (Marathoner) | Participant 2 (Triathlete) | |||||
| T 0 | T 14 | Δ | T 0 | T 14 | Δ | |
| Age (y) | 30 | – | – | 33 | – | – |
| Height (cm) | 181 | – | – | 182 | – | – |
| Weight (kg) | 93.8 | 89.2 | −4.6 | 104.9 | 103.4 | −1.5 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 28.6 | 27.2 | −1.4 | 31.7 | 31.2 | −0.5 |
| Waist:Hip ratio | 0.92 | 0.92 | 0.0 | 0.95 | 0.91 | −0.04 |
| Body fat (%) | 25.6 | 21.7 | −3.9 | 34.7 | 34.5 | −0.2 |
| Fat mass (kg) | 23.9 | 19.4 | −4.6 | 36.3 | 35.7 | −0.6 |
| Fat mass (trunk) (kg) | 14.8 | 11.7 | −3.1 | 20.9 | 20.4 | −0.5 |
| Lean tissue mass (kg) | 65.6 | 65.9 | 0.2 | 64.97 | 64.2 | −0.7 |
| Estimated VO2max (mL/kg/min) | 41.1 | 46.6 | 5.5 | 33.6 | 38 | 4.4 |
| Max HR (bpm) | 183 | 179 | −4 | 196 | 179 | −17 |
| Resting HR (bpm) | 69 | 50 | −19 | 58 | 72 | −2 |
| Systolic BP (mm Hg) | 122 | 116 | −6 | 128 | 127 | −1 |
| Diastolic BP (mm Hg) | 77 | 75 | −2 | 87 | 72 | −15 |
| Weekly PA | ||||||
| (IPAQ, METS) | 891.5 | – | – | 646.5 | – | – |
| Weekly PA | ||||||
| (IPAQ, kCals) | 1393.7 | – | – | 1130.3 | – | – |
Measurements presented for initial (T0) and final (T14) readings, along with the change between the two (Δ).
Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; bpm, beats per minute; HR, heart rate; IPAQ, International Physical Activity Questionnaire; METS, metabolic equivalents; PA, physical activity; VO2max, estimated maximal oxygen consumption.