Table 1. Characteristics of participants without dropouts at baseline examination. Data are means (±SE).
Overall (n = 19) Male (n = 12) Female (n = 7)
Age (years) 47.6 (12.4) 46.9 (12.0) 48.9 (13.9)
Weight (kg) 80.9 (14.5) 85.3 (12.4) 73.2 (15.6)
Height (m) 1.76 (.09) 1.80 (.07) 1.68 (.08)
BMI (kg·m-²) 26.2 (4.5) 26.3 (3.5) 26.1 (6.2)
Pmax (W) 252.5 (93.7) 299.3 (82.9) 172.3 (43.1)
relPmax (W·kg-1) 3.2 (1.2) 3.6 (1.2) 2.5 (.9)
HRmax (bpm) 172(17) 171(18) 173(16)
VO2max (ml·kg-1·min-1) 39.5 (12.9) 44.2 (12.3) 31.5 (10.3)
FEV1 (L) 3.7 (.9) 4.2 (.5) 2.9 (.8)
FEV1/FVC (%) 76.7 (6.3) 78.7 (5.3) 73.4 (6.9)
HDL (mg·dL-1) 75.4 (22.7) 67.2 (19.7) 89.6 (21.5)
LDL (mg·dL-1) 118.2 (31.0) 122.3 (24.8) 111.0 (40.8)
CHOL (mg·dL-1) 218.2 (40.7) 218.6 (22.8) 217.6 (63.5)
CK (U·L-1) 157.3 (105.8) 175.8 (106.1) 125.4 (105.2)
BMI, body mass index; HRmax, maximal heart rate; Pmax, maximal power output; relPmax, relative maximal power output (per kg body weight); VO2max, relative maximal oxygen consumption (per kg body weight); FEV1, forced expiratory volume in the first second; CHOL, cholesterin; CK, creatinekinase; FVC, forced vital capacity; L/HDL, low/high density lipoprotein.