Table 1. Participant characteristics of the 39 participants that completed the study protocol. Data were obtained at baseline and values are expressed as mean (± SEM).
Total (n=39) Citrus Flavonoid (CF) (n=19) Placebo (n=20)
Age (yr) 23.0 (.3) 22.7 (.4) 23.6 (.4)
Weight (kg) 74.4 (1.29) 74.1 (1.75) 74.8 (1.93)
Height (m) 1.84 (.01) 1.83 (.02) 1.84 (.02)
BMI (kg·m-2) 22.1 (.30) 22.1 (.42) 22.0 (.44)
Exercise time per week 9.6 (.6) 8.8 (.6) 10.3 (.9)
Absolute power (W) 299.3 (7.7) 298.0 (10.8) 300.5 (11.4)
Relative power (W·kg-1) 4.0 (.1) 4.0 (.2) 4.0 (.2)
Heart rate (BPM) 174(2) 171(4) 177(3)
Average VO2 (mL·kg-1·min) 50.3 (1.3) 51.1 (1.6) 49.6 (2.1)
Estimated VO2max (mL·kg-1·min) 57.1 (1.2) 57.9 (1.6) 56.5 (1.8)
VO2/Power ratio .172 (.003) .176 (.005) .170 (.004)
Peak power output (W) 332.5 (21.0) 359.4 (36.0) 306.8 (22.0)
No significant differences were found between CF and placebo group at baseline, p > 0.05.