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Table 2 Descriptive statistics stratified by sex and ventilatory reserve (VR)

From: The association between dynamic lung volume and peak oxygen uptake in a healthy general population: the HUNT study

 

Men

Women

 

VR ≥ 20% (n = 239)

VR < 20% (n = 120)

VR ≥ 20% (n = 330)

VR < 20% (n = 52)

Age median (years) (interquartile range)

46.0 (35.7 – 55.7)

46.7 (38.1 – 54.8)

44.1 (31.6 – 54.6)

47.4 (35.0 – 57.8)

BMI (kg/m2)

26.4 ± 3.1

26.8 ± 2.8

25.2 ± 3.7

26.8 ± 3.9

PAI median (interquartile range)

15.0 (0.0 – 30.0)

30.0 (8.1 – 30.0)

15.0 (7.5 – 30.0)

22.5 (10.0 – 30.0)

HRR

−0.05 ± 0.08

−0.05 ± 0.08

−0.04 ± 0.07

−0.04 ± 0.07

FEV1Z-score

0.47 ± 0.82

−0.09 ± 0.72

0.27 ± 0.85

−0.32 ± 0.77

VO2peak (ml/kg/min)

44.1 ± 8.5

49.1 ± 9.3

36.7 ± 7.5

37.9 ± 8.2

Peak O2pulse (ml/beat)

20.5 ± 3.5

22.9 ± 3.9

13.7 ± 2.3

15.4 ± 3.0

RERpeak

1.14 ± 0.05

1.15 ± 0.05

1.13 ± 0.06

1.14 ± 0.06

  1. BMI body mass index, PAI physical activity index, HRR heart rate reserve, FEV1Z-score forced expiratory volume in one second Z-score, VO2peak peak oxygen uptake, O2pulse oxygen pulse, RERpeak peak respiratory exchange ratio