TABLE 1.

Subject characteristics.

	Divers	Controls
No. subjects	9 males	8 males
Age (years)	39 ± 10	36 ± 11
Height (cm)	184 ± 6	183 ± 4
Weight (kg)	80.4 ± 6.0	79.9 ± 7.3
Body mass index (kg/m2)	23.6 ± 1.9	23.6 ± 1.2
Fat mass%	17.7 ± 5.5	15.4 ± 6.2
Fat (kg)	14.2 ± 4.9	12.7 ± 6.0
Maximal oxygen uptake (mL O2/min/kg)	48.6 ± 7.1	47.5 ± 7.1
Hemoglobin (%)	8.9 ± 0.7	8.9 ± 0.8
Static personal best (seconds)	395 ± 48	N/A
Dynamic pool personal best (meters)	171 ± 38	N/A
Dynamic pool no fins personal best (meters)	143 ± 38	N/A

Basic morphometric data. Values are mean ± SD.