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Table 1 Baseline participant characteristics

From: Exercise volume and aerobic fitness in young adults: the Midwest Exercise Trial-2

 

400 kcal session−1

n = 18 men, 19 women

600 kcal session−1

n = 19 men, 18 women

Control

n = 9 men, 9 women

Age (years)

23.1 ± 3.0

23.0 ± 3.5

22.6 ± 3.0

Anthropometrics

 Weight (kg)

91.4 ± 20.7

92.0 ± 16.1

87.4 ± 14.6

 BMI (kg m2)

31.2 ± 5.6

30.6 ± 3.9

29.7 ± 3.8

Race, No. (%)

 White

30 (83.3 %)

36 (97.3 %)

14 (77.8 %)

 Other

6 (16.7 %)

1 (2.7 %)

1 (5.6 %)

Ethnicity No. (%)

 Not Hispanic or Latino

34 (94.4 %)

37 (100.0 %)

15 (83.3 %)

Exercise test variables

 Maximal HR (beats min−1)

196.8 ± 9.0

197.1 ± 8.7

195.8 ± 6.2

 Respiratory exchange ratio

1.2 ± 0.0

1.2 ± 0.1

1.2 ± 0.1

 Maximal VO2 (L min−1)

3.0 ± 0.7

3.1 ± 0.8

2.8 ± 0.6

 Maximal VO2 (mL kg−1 min−1)

33.4 ± 6.5

34.1 ± 5.7

32.3 ± 5.0

Diet

 Energy intake (kcal d−1)

2887 ± 670

2948 ± 687

2836 ± 642

  1. Unless otherwise stated values are mean ± standard deviation