Table 1. Characteristics of the subjects: baseline clinical features, cardiorespiratory and ventilatory responses to peak exercise during the performance test of active group (AG) and sedentary group (SG). Data are means (±SD).
SG (n=20)
AG (n=20)
Age (years)
22.4 (3.7)
23.9 (3.3)
Weight (kg)
58.4 (8.2)
57.7 (7.0)
Height (m)
1.65 (.07)
1.63 (5.0)
BMI (kg·m-2)
21.4 (1.7)
21.7 (2.0)
Length of menstrual cycle (days)
29
29
Exercise (min/session)
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141 (21.3)
Exercise (years)
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6.4 (4.0)
Heart rate (bpm)
75 (13)
60 (7) *
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)
109.3 (8.7)
110.0 (7.9)
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)
70.2 (7.7)
68.8 (2.5)
Power output peak (W)
135.5 (21.9)
180.4 (26.9) *
Heart rate peak (bpm)
181.8 (12.7)
182.1 (10.5)
VO2 peak (ml·kg-1·min-1)
24.6 (2.5)
33.5 (2.5) *
BMI: body mass index; VOpeak: oxygen uptake at the peak of the ergospirometric test. SG AG: