Relationships between Obesity, Cardiorespiratory Fitness, and Cardiovascular Function

Table 1

Comparative characteristics of lean and obese groups. Note: FFM - fat free mass; values represent mean ± SEM.

	Obese	Lean	𝑃
Number (M/F)	9/18	8/18	—
Age (years)	49.6 ± 1.6	50.1 ± 1.3	.8
BMI (kg·m^−2)	35.3 ± 0.9	22.5 ± 0.3	<.001
Body fat (%)	43.5 ± 1.2	27.2 ± 1.6	<.001
Abdominal body fat (%)	48.6 ± 0.9	28.9 ± 1.8	<.001
Total cholesterol (mmol·L^−1)	6.7 ± 0.4	5.7 ± 0.3	.08
Glucose (mmol·L^−1)	5.2 ± 0.2	5.3 ± 0.2	.31
Systolic BP (mmHg)	127.0 ± 2.6	118.6 ± 3.1	<.05
Diastolic BP (mmHg)	72.4 ± 2.0	67.0 ± 1.8	.06
Flow-mediated dilatation (%)	3.2 ± 0.4	5.7 ± 0.7	<.01
Arterial compliance (ml·mmHg^−1·10)	16.5 ± 0.9	15.5 ± 0.6	.36
V̇O2max (L·min^−1)	2.3 ± 0.2	1.8 ± 0.1	<.01
V̇O2max (ml·kg^−1·min^−1)	23.0 ± 1.4	27.9 ± 1.1	<.01
V̇O2max (ml·kgFFM^−1·min^−1)	44.4 ± 1.7	42.0 ± 1.4	.28