Table 1 |
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Demographic and physiological parameters of subjects involved in the exercise challenge paradigm. |
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Demographic data |
Controls |
GWI |
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Number of subjects |
11 |
9 |
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Race |
African American |
4 |
2 |
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Hispanic |
4 |
6 |
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White |
3 |
1 |
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Mean Age (years) (Range) |
43.8 (33 – 52) |
42.8 (34 – 51) |
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Mean BMI (kg/m2) (Range) |
26.7 (18.8 – 31.0) |
29.1 (24.2 – 31.5) |
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Mean Peak VO2 max1 (ml/kg/min) (± SE) |
28.05 (± 1.59) |
25.05 (± 0.72) |
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Mean % Predicted (ml/kg/min) (± SE) |
78.36 (± 3.41)* |
67.8 (± 1.75)* |
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* Statistical difference measured by a Student t-Test with equal variance p = 0.015 1 Peak VO2 max is the increase in "maximal" oxygen uptake measured during an incremental maximal exercise protocol. |
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Whistler et al. BMC Medical Genomics 2009 2:12 doi:10.1186/1755-8794-2-12 |
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