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Table 1 Mean age, maturity, physical activity and dietary characteristics of both groups at baseline

From: High intensity interval running enhances measures of physical fitness but not metabolic measures of cardiovascular disease risk in healthy adolescents

 

HIT group (n = 42)

Control (n = 47)

Age

16.8 ± 0.5

16.6 ± 0.6

Physical activity levels

2.3 ± 0.4

2.1 ± 0.7 (44)*

Tanner stage

  

Pre-pubescents (Stage 1)

5

1

Pubescents (Stages 2, 3 and 4)

25

21

Post-pubescents (Stage 5)

12

25

Dietary measures

  

Total fat

36.4 ± 4.5 (38)*

36.1 ± 4.6 (41)*

Saturated fat

13.6 ± 2.2 (38)*

13.7 ± 2.2 (41)*

Total calories

1723.8 ± 469.4 (38)*

1569.2 ± 365.1 (41)*

  1. *Where n = denoted number, actual sample number is presented in.