Table 1 General characteristics and descriptive data of the studied groups of carriers or non-carriers of "I" allele of ACE gene (n = 30).
I/D-I/I | D/D | p | |
|---|---|---|---|
N | 10/10 | 10 | - |
Age (years) | 70.4 ± 6.2 | 70.6 ± 5.8 | 0.93 |
Weight (kg) | 60.6 ± 8.4 | 60.0 ± 9.1 | 0.86 |
Height (cm) | 153.1 ± 7.1 | 153.7 ± 4.7 | 0.82 |
BMI (kg·m-2) | 25.9 ± 3.0 | 25.4 ± 3.2 | 0.70 |
Metabolic and Hemodynamic Variables | |||
Glycaemia (mg·dL-1) | 86.9 ± 13.1 | 79.6 ± 17.1 | 0.21 |
SBP IT rest (mm·Hg-1) | 129.0 ± 17.0 | 125.0 ± 14.0 | 0.47 |
DBP IT rest (mm·Hg-1) | 77.0 ± 8.0 | 77.0 ± 7.0 | 0.87 |
NO2 - rest (μM) | 294.4 ± 176.5 | 278.2 ± 159.0 | 0.81 |
Performance data of IT and 90%AT | |||
Watts peak IT (Watts) | 62.3 ± 21.4 | 57.0 ± 19.7 | 0.52 |
Watts at AT (Watts) | 38.4 ± 14.4 | 39.6 ± 14.8 | 0.83 |
Watts at 90%AT (Watts) | 34.5 ± 13.0 | 35.6 ± 13.3 | 0.83 |
VO2peak IT (mL·kg-1·min-1) | 20.5 ± 4.3 | 20.1 ± 3.0 | 0.78 |
VO2 at 90%AT(mL·kg-1·min-1) | 14.8 ± 2.3 | 15.8 ± 3.3 | 0.37 |
HRpeak IT (bpm) | 148.0 ± 21.0 | 142.7 ± 19.6 | 0.51 |
HR at 90%AT (bpm) | 119.5 ± 15.8 | 116.8 ± 17.6 | 0.68 |
[Lac] peak (mM) | 4.8 ± 1.9 | 4.4 ± 1.4 | 0.54 |
[Lac] 90%AT (mM) | 3.0 ± 1.1 | 3.3 ± 1.2 | 0.42 |
RPE peak IT (Borg) | 17.6 ± 1.5 | 18.1 ± 1.6 | 0.41 |
RPE at 90%LA (Borg) | 13.2 ± 2.0 | 13.8 ± 1.2 | 0.42 |
Diuretics Medication (% of volunteers) | 20.0 | 20.0 | - |