Table 1

Baseline subject characteristics for male and female runners.


Females
Males

Age (yr)
22.7 ± 0.7
20.6 ± 0.6
Height (cm)
166.9 ± 2.6
180.0 ± 5.0
Height (kg)
66.2 ± 4.7
70 ± 1.2
Body Fat (%)
28.8 ± 1.8
9.0 ± 0.5 #
Body Mass Index (BMI; kg*m2)
22.9 ± 1.6
21.6 ± 0.4
VO2 (mL*kg FFM1*min1)
71.6 ± 4.5
78.0 ± 3.4

Values expressed as mean ± SEM. # Methods for determination of % body fat differed for males and females (i.e. hydrodensitometry vs DXA, dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry), respectively. VO2peak, peak oxygen consumption; FFM, fat free mass.

Vislocky et al. Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition 2008 5:7   doi:10.1186/1550-2783-5-7