Table 1

- Baseline characteristics of the study population (N=101).

DemographicsMean±SEM*P-value
Men : Women44 : 57 
Age* of all subjects19.34±0.075 
Age of men: Age of women19.33±0.13 : 19.34±0.091.0
BMI* of all subjects22.58±0.46 
BMI of men: BMI of women23.52±0.74 : 21.91±0.570.08
BHT* of all subjects25.49±1.14 
BHT of men : BHT of women30.82±1.88 : 21.38±1.140.0001*
DOH* of all subjects25.75±1.15 
DOH of men : DOH of women30.68±1.94 : 21.95±1.170.0001*

  • ↵* Age (in years),

  • ↵* BMI: body mass index (kg/m2),

  • ↵* BHT: breath-holding time (sec.),

  • ↵* DOH: duration of hyperventilation (sec.),

  • ↵* SEM: standard error of the mean,

  • ↵* p<0.05 is statistically significant