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Table 1 Demographic and physiological parameters of subjects involved in the exercise challenge paradigm.

From: Impaired immune function in Gulf War Illness

 

Demographic data

Controls

GWI

Number of subjects

11

9

Race

African American

4

2

 

Hispanic

4

6

 

White

3

1

Mean Age (years) (Range)

43.8 (33 – 52)

42.8 (34 – 51)

Mean BMI (kg/m2) (Range)

26.7 (18.8 – 31.0)

29.1 (24.2 – 31.5)

Mean Peak VO2 max 1 (ml/kg/min) (± SE)

28.05 (± 1.59)

25.05 (± 0.72)

Mean % Predicted (ml/kg/min) (± SE)

78.36 (± 3.41)*

67.8 (± 1.75)*

  1. * Statistical difference measured by a Student t-Test with equal variance p = 0.015
  2. 1 Peak VO2 max is the increase in "maximal" oxygen uptake measured during an incremental maximal exercise protocol.
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