Table 5 Subject characteristics.

From: High intensity training during spaceflight: results from the NASA Sprint Study

 

CON (n = 17; 14M/3F)

SPRINT (n = 9; 8M/1F)

All (N = 26)

Age (y)

46 ± 6

48 ± 7

47 ± 6

Height (cm)

176 ± 6

178 ± 5

176 ± 6

Weight (kg)

80.6 ± 10.5

77.7 ± 12.0

79.6 ± 11.4

Mission duration (d)*

165 ± 42

152 ± 24

160 ± 36

  1. Data are mean ± SD. CON control group that performed the ISS standard of care exercise prescription, SPRINT experimental group that performed a high intensity/lower volume exercise prescription.
  2. *One subject completed a 340-d mission; that value is not included in the mission duration means; however, the subject’s data are included in all analyses of dependent variables.
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