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*
V̇O2 peak, peak oxygen consumption; PPO, peak power output; HRpeak, peak heart rate; peak BF, peak blood flow; DL, double-leg; SL, single-leg. Values are presented as mean ± SD.