Table 1 Descriptive characteristics for participants in studies 1, 2 and 3

From: Evaluation of inert gas rebreathing for determination of cardiac output: influence of age, gender and body size

Variable

Study 1

Study 2

Study 3

Age (years)

37 ± 10

27 ± 9

32 ± 11

Gender (M:F)

20:25

21:19

9:11

Height (m)

1.71 ± 0.08

1.73 ± 0.11

1.70 ± 0.09

Weight (kg)

72 ± 11

68 ± 14

71 ± 17

BMI (kg/m2)

24.7 ± 3.6

22.5 ± 3.3

24.4 ± 4.3

  1. Data are means ± SD
  2. BMI body mass index