Table 1 Baseline characteristics
Mean values ± SD | Handball players (Semi-recumbent ergometer) | Football players (Treadmill) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
At rest | After CPET | P value | At rest | After CPET | P value | |
Age (year) | 25.2 ± 3.5 | – |  | 22.1 ± 4.7 | – |  |
Sex (% of male) | 13 (100) | – |  | 19 (100%) | – |  |
Weight (kg) | 98.4 ± 8.2 | – | – | 79.1 ± 10.6 | – | – |
Height (cm) | 193.3 ± 7.5 | – | – | 181.5 ± 7.8 | – | – |
BSA (m2) | 2.3 ± 0.1 | – | – | 1.99 ± 0.17 | – | – |
BMI (kg/m2) | 26.3 ± 1.7 | – | – | 23.9 ± 2.0 | – | – |
BPs (mmHg) | 126.0 ± 10.5 | 152.6 ± 14.0 | < 0.001* | 133.8 ± 11.1 | 149.0 ± 14.7 | < 0.001* |
BPd (mmHg) | 80.8 ± 7.3 | 65.5 ± 9.7 | < 0.001* | 82.2 ± 7.7 | 78.0 ± 10.2 | 0.090 |
HR (bpm) | 68 ± 9 | 91 ± 13 | < 0.001* | 64 ± 12 | 91 ± 14 | < 0.001* |