Table 1. Anthropometric characteristics, blood flow in response to exercise, and peak exercise values during the incremental test in older (O60) and younger (U40) endurance-trained individuals.
|
O60 |
U40 |
P
value |
| Age
(y) |
65 ± 4 |
35 ± 5 |
< .001* |
| Body
mass (kg) |
69.7 ±
11.2 |
69.8 ±
12.7 |
0.985 |
| Height
(m) |
1.73 ±
0.07 |
1.73 ±
0.08 |
0.864 |
| V̇O2
peak (L/min) |
3.21 ±
0.63 |
3.98 ±
0.71 |
0.017* |
| PPO
(W) |
276 ±
52 |
325 ±
60 |
0.042* |
| HRpeak
(bpm) |
167 ±
10 |
185 ±
9 |
< .001* |
| Training
volume (min/week) |
838 ±
368 |
637 ±
256 |
0.140 |
| Peak
BF after DL exercise (ml/min) |
1160.4
± 307.2 |
1520.2
± 422.7 |
0.039* |
| Peak
BF after SL exercise (ml/min) |
1550.4
± 366.9 |
2022.4
± 625.8 |
0.044* |
V̇O
2 peak, peak oxygen consumption; PPO, peak power output; HR
peak, peak heart rate; peak BF, peak blood flow; DL, double-leg; SL, single-leg. Values are presented as mean ± SD.*main effect of age O60 vs U40, P < 0.05.
