TABLE 1.
Baseline characteristics of the study population
| Men (n = 170) | Women (n = 69) | p | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean ± SD | Range | Mean ± SD | Range | ||||
| Age (years) | 29.1 ± 9.7 | 18.6 | 65.2 | 33.0 ± 10.5 | 18.2 | 54.9 | 0.005 |
| Weight (kg) | 87.1 ± 17.0 | 55.9 | 136.9 | 81.5 ± 17.3 | 41.3 | 126.1 | 0.012 |
| Height (cm) | 177.8 ± 7.2 | 161.0 | 198.3 | 163.6 ± 6.4 | 150.0 | 180.0 | <0.001 |
| BMI (kg.m−2) | 25.5 ± 9.6 | 22.7 | 43.6 | 30.3 ± 5.7 | 22.1 | 38.7 | <0.001 |
| Body fat (%) a | 27.1 ± 9.8 | 7.7 | 45.6 | 42.5 ± 8.1 | 21.5 | 54.6 | <0.001 |
| Total lean mass (kg) | 60.4 ± 6.7 | 45.6 | 79.4 | 43.6 ± 6.0 | 28.8 | 58.2 | <0.001 |
| VO2max (ml.min−1) a | 3453 ± 554 | 2019 | 4834 | 2150 ± 403 | 1219 | 3462 | <0.001 |
| VO2max (ml.kg−1.min−1) a | 40.4 ± 10.5 | 20.6 | 61.9 | 27.5 ± 7.5 | 12.6 | 47.6 | <0.001 |
| VO2max (ml.kg LM−1.min−1) a | 57.4 ± 8.6 | 38.0 | 75.7 | 49.6 ± 8.3 | 28.8 | 68.9 | <0.001 |
| VO2max (ml.kg LLM−1.min−1) a | 162.6 ± 30.9 | 106.3 | 253.2 | 137.9 ± 24.1 | 82.8 | 201.4 | <0.001 |
Data presented as mean ± standard deviation. p‐values presented correspond to comparisons between men and women.
Abbreviations: LM, Lean mass; LLM, Legs’ lean mass; SD, standard deviation.
a
Body composition and VO2max was not determined in 24 men, and therefore N = 146 for these variables in men.