Table 1.  Morphological and cardiorespiratory fitness at baseline. Data are means (±SD).
 

Control (n=16)

Stairclimbing (n=29)

Age (yr)

  38.5 (10.7)

  44.3 (7.4) *

Height (cm)

  163.8 (9.8)

  168.8 (9.6)

Body mass (kg)

  69.9 (15.0)

  72.5 (14.1)

BMI (kg·m-2)

  25.8 (3.4)

  25.3 (3.1)

Body fatness (%)

   31.1 (5.7)

  26.8 (6.4) *

Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg)

  120.5 (13.3)

  124.8 (13.6)

Diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg)

  77.7 (8.8)

  78.6 (8.5)

VO2max (mL·kg-1·min-1)

  27.1 (3.9)

  27.8 (4.9)
* Significant differences between groups (p < 0.05).
 BMI = body mass index, VO2max = maximal oxygen consumption.