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Baseline subject characteristics for male and female runners. |
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| Females |
Males |
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| 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 |
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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 |
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