Table 1.

Characteristics of participants in this study (women) and from a companion study (men).

Variable	Women (n = 11)	Men (n = 10)
Age, years	27 ± 4	31 ± 6
Height, cm	169 ± 6	183 ± 4****
BMI, kg/m2	22 ± 3	23 ± 2
Weight, kg	63.9 ± 9.6	77.7 ± 7.5**
Lean body mass, kg	48.6 ± 5.8	65.5 ± 5.8****
Fat, %	20.4 ± 5.4	12.6 ± 3.6**
$\dot{\text{V}}$O2max, ml/min	3,610 ± 476	5,079 ± 595****
$\dot{\text{V}}$O2max, ml/min/kg	57.4 ± 7.0	65.9 ± 6.1**
$\dot{\text{V}}$O2max, ml/min/kg LBM	74.8 ± 9.1	77.6 ± 6.4

Anthropometric characteristics. BMI, body mass index. n = 21,

^**p < 0.01,

^****p < 0.0001. Data are represented as mean ± SD.