Table 3.
Sweating responses and total water balance during exercise in the heat in obese and lean girls.
Obese |
Lean |
p Total | p Group | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total (21) | Fit (12) | Unfit (9) | Total (13) | Fit (5) | Unfit (8) | |||
Sweat volume (mL) | 361 ± 189 | 345 ± 121 | 454 ± 269 | 293 ± 146 | 237 ± 85 | 325 ± 180 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
Sweat volume/BSA (mL.m−2) | 212 ± 115 | 221 ± 85 | 199 ± 152 | 183 ± 141 | 140 ± 111 | 209 ± 136 | 0.5 | 0.7 |
Total water balance | −0.4 ± 0.2 | −0.3 ± 0.2 | −0.3 ± 0.2 | −0.5 ± 0.3 | −0.3 ± 0.3 | −0.5 ± 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
BSA, body surface area.