Table 1. Physiological characteristics of athletic and untrained group. Data are means (±SD).
| Variables |
Athletic (n=9) |
Untrained (n=9) |
| Age (years) |
22.3 (1.6) |
22.3 (1.4) |
| Height (m) |
1.69 (.05) |
1.68 (.05) |
| Weight (kg) |
61.0 (8.0) |
58.2 (7.4) |
| BMI (kg·m-2) |
21.3 (2.1) |
20.7 (1.8) |
| VO2max (ml·kg-1·min-1) |
62.5 (4.1) |
49.9 (5.2) *** |
| Fat and skin thickness (mm) |
3.3 (1.1) |
3.4 (1.2) |
Fat and skin thickness = subcutaneous fat and skin thickness on surface in the right femoral muscle.*** p ¼ 0.001, n.s. = not significant, athletic vs untrained.
