Table 1. Participant demographics. Data are means (± standard deviation).
|
Control |
Intervention |
Male |
Female |
Male |
Females |
Age (y) |
26.88 (3.72) |
24.25 (2.12) |
26.88 (3.4) |
22.38 (1.69) |
Height (m) |
1.80 (0.04) |
1.66 (0.06) |
1.86 (0.06) |
1.63 (0.05) |
Mass (kg) |
72.93 (8.95) |
56.86 (4.80) |
78.78 (5.19) |
57.39(4.77) |
Years Running |
12.63 (4.20) |
9.5 (1.92) |
8.5 (3.81) |
8.25 (2.66) |
Weekly Mileage |
22.25 (17.47) |
32.64 (26.47) |
19 (12.85) |
26.25 (18.52) |
Baseline characteristics of each group. Participants were randomly assigned groups. At baseline no significant difference existed between groups.