Table 1. Physical characteristics of athletes and controls. Data are means (± SD).

	Basketball players (n=12)	Soccer players (n=20)	Controls (n=12)
Age (years)	21(5)	24 (4)	24 (2)
Height (cm)	198 (8) ***,† † †	178 (5)	176 (4)
Weight (kg)	96 (10) ***,† † †	74 (6)	69 (8)
Body Surface area (m2)	2.3 (.2) ***,† † †	1.9 (.1)	1.8 (.1)
Heart rate (beat·m-1)	62 (10) † † †	62 (6) † † †	78 (10)
Systolic blood pressure (mm·Hg)	118 (11)	118 (10)	112 (11)
Diastolic blood pressure (mm·Hg)	76 (7)	75 (7)	74 (5)
Pulse Pressure (mm·Hg)	42 (9)	43 (10)	38 (9)
Training age (years)	8 (4) **	11 (4)	-
VO2 max (ml·kg-1·min-1)	64 (5) **,† † †	56 (9) † † †	42 (3)
Peak Power (watt·kg-1)	12.3 (1.0) † † †	12.3 (1.2) † † †	9.6 (1.4)
Average power (watt·kg-1)	8.7 (.6) † † †	8.7 (.5) † † †	7.5 (.8)

** p < 0.01*** p < 0.001 compared with soccer players.† † †  p < 0.001 compared with controls.