Table 2 Study population
From: Oxygen uptake efficiency plateau is unaffected by fitness level - the NOODLE study
Variable | All EA [N = 140] | Males [N = 77] | Females [N = 63] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Baseline characteristics | ||||
Age (years) | 22.7 ± 4.6 | 21.8 ± 4.8 | 23.8 ± 4.2 | |
Height (cm) | 174.8 ± 9.9 | 181.6 ± 6.3 | 166.3 ± 6.2 | |
Body weight (kg) | 69.3 ± 10.1 | 76.1 ± 7.6 | 61.0 ± 5.5 | |
BMI (kg·m− 2) | 22.6 ± 1.7 | 23.1 ± 1.7 | 22.1 ± 1.6 | |
BSA (m2) | 1.84 ± 0.12 | 1.97 ± 0.18 | 1.68 ± 0.10 | |
Sport discipline | Triathlon or cycling | 56 (40.0) | 30 (47.6) | 26 (33.8) |
Speedskating | 59 (42.1) | 26 (41.3) | 33 (42.9) | |
Other endurance sports | 25 (17.9) | 7 (11.1) | 18 (23.3) | |
B. Exercise performance | ||||
HR (beats·min− 1) | 190.9 ± 8.6 | 190.8 ± 8.7 | 191.0 ± 9.1 | |
VE (L·min− 1) | 154.5 ± 34.1 | 176.3 ± 26.3 | 127.8 ± 21.1 | |
VO2peak (L·min− 1) | 3.86 ± 0.82 | 4.40 ± 0.64 | 3.21 ± 0.48 | |
VO2peak/kg (mL·kg− 1·min− 1) | 55.2 ± 8.6 | 57.8 ± 9.0 | 52.1 ± 7.0 | |
% pred. VO2peak | 144.5 ± 25.9 | 130.6 ± 20.2 | 161.4 ± 21.8 | |
OUES (mL·min− 1/L·min− 1) | 3.96 ± 0.90 | 4.41 ± 0.87 | 3.41 ± 0.58 | |
OUEP (mL·L− 1) | 42.7 ± 4.7 | 44.2 ± 4.2 | 41.0 ± 4.8 | |