Table 1.
Physiological characteristics of athletic and untrained group. Data are means (±SD).
Variables
Athletic (n=9)
Untrained (n=9)
Age (years)
22.3 (1.6)
22.3 (1.4)
Height (m)
1.69 (.05)
1.68 (.05)
Weight (kg)
61.0 (8.0)
58.2 (7.4)
BMI (kg·m
-2
)
21.3 (2.1)
20.7 (1.8)
VO
2
max (ml·kg
-1
·min
-1
)
62.5 (4.1)
49.9 (5.2)
***
Fat and skin thickness (mm)
3.3 (1.1)
3.4 (1.2)
Fat and skin thickness = subcutaneous fat and skin thickness on surface in the right femoral muscle.
*** p ¼ 0.001, n.s. = not significant, athletic vs untrained.