Table 1. Characteristics of the subjects: baseline clinical features, cardiorespiratory and ventilatory responses to peak exercise during the performance test of active group (AG) and sedentary group (SG). Data are means (±SD).
|
SG (n=20) |
AG (n=20) |
| Age (years) |
22.4 (3.7) |
23.9 (3.3) |
| Weight (kg) |
58.4 (8.2) |
57.7 (7.0) |
| Height (m) |
1.65 (.07) |
1.63 (5.0) |
| BMI (kg·m-2) |
21.4 (1.7) |
21.7 (2.0) |
| Length of menstrual cycle (days) |
29 |
29 |
| Exercise (min/session) |
--- |
141 (21.3) |
| Exercise (years) |
--- |
6.4 (4.0) |
| Heart rate (bpm) |
75 (13) |
60 (7) * |
| Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) |
109.3 (8.7) |
110.0 (7.9) |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) |
70.2 (7.7) |
68.8 (2.5) |
| Power output peak (W) |
135.5 (21.9) |
180.4 (26.9) * |
| Heart rate peak (bpm) |
181.8 (12.7) |
182.1 (10.5) |
| VO2 peak (ml·kg-1·min-1) |
24.6 (2.5) |
33.5 (2.5) * |
BMI: body mass index; VOpeak: oxygen uptake at the peak of the ergospirometric test. SG AG:* p < 0.05.
