Table 1 Participant baseline characteristics, including age, exercise years, anthropometric data, and VO_2max

Age (years)

35.6 (6.1)

36.1 (6.0)

37.0 (5.7)

35.5 (6.1)

33.5 (6.6)

0.54

Exercise years (years)

2.8 (1.4)

2.7 (1.5)

2.6 (1.4)

2.9 (1.4)

2.8 (1.3)

0.94

Height (cm)

168.4 (6.1)

171.7 (6.3)

166.9 (5.1)

169.0 (6.2)

166.3 (6.3)

0.14

Body mass (kg)

62.5 (8.6)

64.9 (8.1)

62.0 (8.7)

62.5 (11.3)

60.7 (6.1)

0.69

BMI (kg/m2)

22.0 (2.6)

22.0 (2.6)

22.3 (3.2)

21.8 (2.9)

21.9 (1.6)

0.17

FFM (kg)

52.0 (7.5)

53.4 (7.2)

52.2 (7.1)

52.5 (8.4)

50.0 (7.5)

0.16

Body fat %

16.7 (6.7)

17.8 (5.7)

15.5 (6.4)

15.7 (6.6)

17.8 (8.4)

0.97

2.48 (0.49)

2.64 (0.46)

2.54 (0.52)

2.43 (0.45)

2.34 (0.52)

0.56