Table 1.

Subject characteristics

Characteristic	Means ± SD	Range
Age, yr	24 ± 4	18–34
Height, m	1.72 ± 0.1	1.57–1.98
Weight, kg·m−2	71 ± 12	52–98
AD, m2	1.84 ± 0.20	1.50–2.31
AD·kg−1, m2·kg−1	0.026 ± 0.002	0.022–0.029
V̇o2max, mL·kg−1·min−1	49 ± 12	30–79

n = 25; 12 M/13 W. A_D, DuBois body surface area; A_D·kg⁻¹, body surface area-to-mass ratio; V̇o_2max, maximal oxygen consumption.