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Table 2 Baseline characteristics of athletes from the general group and the genotyped experimental group

From: Purple grape juice improves performance of recreational runners, but the effect is genotype dependent: a double blind, randomized, controlled trial

 

SOD3 Genotypes

PPARα Genotypes

 

General

(n=47)

CG+GG

(n=12)

CC

(n=35)

GC+CC

(n=24)

GG

(n=23)

Age (years)

35.2 ± 8.6

34.5 ± 7.9

35.4 ± 8.9

35.4 ± 9.1

34.9 ± 8.2

BMI (kg.m2)

23.3 ± 2.7

22.6 ± 2.1

23.5 ± 2.8

22.9 ± 2.7

23.6 ± 2.7

Body fat (%)

15.1 ± 5.3

12.3 ± 6.0

16.0 ± 4.7*

14.3 ± 5.5

15.8 ± 5.1

RHR (bpm)

56.3 ± 7.6

56.0 ± 6.0

56.4 ± 8.2

57.7 ± 7.8

55.9 ± 7.4

VO2max (ml.kg-1.min-1)

51.9 ± 7.6

54.4 ± 8.3

51.0 ± 7.3

51.3 ± 7.7

52.5 ± 7.6

Training (years)

7.1 ± 6.4

6.5 ± 5.0

7.3 ± 6.8

6.4 ± 6.1

7.8 ± 6.7

Training frequency (days/week)

4.3 ± 1.1

4.4 ± 1.0

4.3 ± 1.1

4.1 ± 1.0

4.5 ± 1.2

Training volume (km/week)

40.5 ± 20.4

43.7 ± 15.9

39.4 ± 21.8

40.0 ± 20.1

40.4 ± 21.2

Complementary activity (min/week)

128.6 ± 96.7

116.0 ± 86

135.1 ± 101*

137 ± 92.9

120 ± 102

Work (h/day)

6.9 ± 2.3

6.9 ± 2.4

6.9 ± 2.3

7.2 ± 2.0

6.6 ± 2.5

  1. BMI body mass index, RHR resting heart rate, VO2max maximum oxygen consumption. Data are presented as mean ± SD. (*) indicates statistical difference considering (p < 0.05) in the t test for independent samples