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Table 2 Resting physiologic measures

From: Sex differences in cardiovascular function during submaximal exercise in humans

 

All

Male

Female

p-value

Cardiovascular

 VO2 (mL/min)

274.6 ± 75.8

317.6 ± 76.3

234.1 ± 48.7

<0.01

 VCO2 (mL/min)

218.2 ± 76.0

259.8 ± 78.6

233.9 ± 47.9

<0.01

 VO2 (mL/kg/min)

3.75 ± 1.27

3.81 ± 0.83

3.67 ± 0.77

0.44

 QI (L/min/m2)

3.2 ± 0.8

3.5 ± 0.9

3.0 ± 0.6

0.03

 SVI (mL/m2)

41.6 ± 15.3

46.5 ± 18.2

37.1 ± 10.1

0.01

 HR (bts/min)

81.0 ± 11.3

77.8 ± 12.3

84.1 ± 9.4

0.06

 AVO2 Difference (mL O2/100 mL blood)

4.7 ± 1.3

4.8 ± 1.4

4.6 ± 1.2

0.52

 SBP (mm Hg)

134.9 ± 17.2

141.5 ± 14.5

128.7 ± 17.5

<0.01

 DBP (mm Hg)

79.3 ± 11.6

82.0 ± 11.6

76.7 ± 11.2

0.13

 MAP (mm Hg)

97.8 ± 12.3

101.8 ± 11.5

94.0 ± 11.9

0.02

 SVRI (dyn*sec/cm5/m2)

255.4 ± 715.2

2544.30. ± 807.1

2564.5.9 ± 629.4

0.83

 Hemoglobin (g/dL)

14.4 ± 1.4

15.4 ± 1.2

13.5 ± 0.8

<0.01

 SOT (mL/min/m2)

624.7 ± 184.1

709.50 ± 212.3

544.2 ± 104.0

0.02

 RPE (mL/min/m2)

6.4 ± 0.0

6.1 ± 0.4

6.0 ± 0.0

0.31

Blood gases

 PaO2 (mm Hg)

100.7 ± 11.7

102.3 ± 11.2

99.0 ± 10.9

0.25

 PaCO2 (mm Hg)

35.1 ± 4.2

35.5 ± 4.9

34.8 ± 3.5

0.02

 CaO2 (mL/100 mL)

19.14 ± 1.8

20.4 ± 1.6

17.9 ± 1.1

<0.01

Catecholamines & lactate

 Epinephrine (pg/mL)

95.8 ± 53.5

104.8 ± 38.3

87.3 ± 64.1

0.19

 Norepinephrine (pg/mL)

297.9 ± 86.7

322.7 ± 93.8

274.7 ± 73.6

0.03

 Lactate (mM)

0.77 ± 0.37

0.78 ± 0.26

0.75 ± 0.45

0.68

  1. VO2, volume of oxygen consumption; QI, cardiac index; SVI, stroke volume index; HR, heart rate; AVO2 difference, arterial to venous O2 difference; SBP, systolic blood pressure (direct arterial); DBP, diastolic blood pressure (direct arterial); MAP, mean arterial pressure (direct arterial); SVRI, systematic vascular resistance index; SOT, systematic oxygen transport; RPE, rating of perceived exertion; PaO2, arterial partial pressure of oxygen; PaCO2, arterial partial pressure of carbon dioxide; CaO2, arterial oxygen content. Data are presented as mean ± SD for 3 measurement timepoints during the resting period. P-value = Students T-test male vs. female.