Plasma glycosaminoglycans, measured in terms of hexosamine (mg/ml), in sedentary subjects and athletes, before (A) and after (B) the ergometric test, and when Vco2 had returned to baseline (C)
| Sedentary subjects | Athletes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | Median | SD | Mean | Median | SD | |
| Data are expressed as value x 10−4. | ||||||
| The means for the sedentary subjects are significantly lower than those for the athletes (p<0.00005). | ||||||
| A | 3.33 | 3.30 | 0.40 | 4.92 | 4.70 | 0.81 |
| B | 2.99 | 3.00 | 0.31 | 4.55 | 4.40 | 0.74 |
| C | 3.04 | 3.05 | 0.31 | 4.61 | 4.40 | 0.74 |