Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of subjects.
| Demographics * | CMW (n = 20) | EMW (n = 20) | C-EMW (n = 20) | IMW (n = 20) | †p-Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | - | ||||
| Male | 10 (50.0%) | 10 (50.0%) | 10 (50.0%) | 10 (50.0%) | |
| Female | 10 (50.0%) | 10 (50.0%) | 10 (50.0%) | 10 (50.0%) | |
| Age | 26.74 (2.29) | 22.58 (3.45) | 28.05 (9.03) | 22.35 (3.15) | 0.081 |
| Body height (cm) | 170.1 (7.32) | 169.0 (7.52) | 169.3 (6.77) | 171.8 (11.16) | 0.717 |
| Body weight (kg) | 68.13 (10.87) | 67.18 (12.52) | 66.29 (10.63) | 68.03 (14.05) | 0.961 |
| Blood pressure (mmHg) | 121.5 (10.54) | 128.8 (18.16) | 125.3 (14.99) | 125.9 (13.56) | 0.485 |
| Heart rate (bpm) | 75.16 (19.78) | 77.32 (14.50) | 76.55 (14.18) | 79.20 (13.11) | 0.876 |
bpm, beats per minute; cm, centimetres; CMW, concentric muscle work; C-EMW, concentric-eccentric muscle work; EMW, eccentric muscle work; IMW, isometric muscle work; Kg, kilograms; mmHg, millimetres of mercury. * Data are presented as mean and SD for continuous variables and as frequency (%) for categorical variables. † p-Value calculated for the professional vs. nonprofessional comparison by using the Fisher’s exact test (categorical variables) and Student’s t test (continuous variables).