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Table 1 Baseline subject characteristics for male and female runners.

From: Gender impacts the post-exercise substrate and endocrine response in trained 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

  1. 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.