TABLE 1.
Demographics, cardiopulmonary, resting metabolic rate, and pulmonary function.
| Female (n = 9) | Male (n = 24) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristics | |||
| Age (years) | 17.44 ± 3.13 | 19.71 ± 4.01 | |
| Height (cm) | 160 ± 5.59**** | 175.4 ± 9.04 | |
| Weight (Kg) | 56.62 ± 7.14** | 69.92 ± 12.88 | |
| BMI | 22.12 ± 2.69 | 22.56 ± 2.67 | |
| Cardiopulmonary | |||
| VO2max (ml·kg-1·min-1) | 46.17 ± 5.87** | 56.05 ± 7.57 | |
| VO2pred (%) | 125.9 ± 14.53 | 133.2 ± 20.03 | |
| RER | 1.161 ± 0.12 | 1.185 ± 0.08 | |
| VT1 (ml·kg-1·min-1) | 30.03 ± 4.85** | 38.17 ± 7.33 | |
| VT1%VO2max | 65.33 ± 8.99 | 68 ± 9.18 | |
| VT2 (ml·kg-1·min-1) | 37.43 ± 5.81** | 47.2 ± 8.08 | |
| VT2%VO2max | 81.44 ± 8.97 | 84.25 ± 9.84 | |
| Resting metabolic rate | |||
| RMR (Kcal/day) | 1834 ± 390** | 2348 ± 362.4 | |
| FAT% | 58.94 ± 20.49 | 55.35 ± 25.06 | |
| CHO% | 41.06 ± 20.49 | 44.65 ± 25.06 | |
| Spirometry | |||
| FVC (L) | 3.803 ± 0.55**** | 5.444 ± 1.04 | |
| FVCpred (%) | 108.6 ± 10.08 | 105.9 ± 9.73 | |
| FEV1 (L) | 3.299 ± 0.5**** | 4.515 ± 0.72 | |
| FEV1pred (%) | 105.8 ± 10.92 | 102.4 ± 10.06 | |
| PEF (L/s) | 6.517 ± 1.02*** | 8.684 ± 1.4 | |
Values are shown as mean ± standard deviation. BMI: body mass index; VO2max: maximal oxygen consumption; VO2pred: Predicted maximal oxygen consumption; RER: respiratory exchange ratio; VT1: ventilatory threshold one; VT1%VO2max: distance from VT1 to VO2max in percentage; VT2: ventilatory threshold 2; VT2%VO2max: distance from VT2 to VO2max in percentage; RMR: resting metabolic rate; FAT%: percentage of energy from fat; CHO%: percentage of energy from carbohydrate; FVC: forced vital capacity; FVCpred: predicted forced vital capacity; FEV1: forced expiratory volume; FEV1pred: predicted forced expiratory volume in 1 s; PEF: peak expiratory flow. *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001 and ****p < 0.0001.