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The purpose of this study was to examine males and females in order to supplement the present knowledge with physiologic bases for the differences in maximal aerobic power that exist between the sexes. Further to this it was hoped that data collected would provide norms for males and females on selected physiologic measurements. Comparisons between the sexes were made on the following variables; age, height, weight, body composition, maximal oxygen consumption measured in 1./min., ml./min./Kg. and ml./min./Kg. fat free, hemoglobin concentration, ventilatory equivalents, oxygen pulse and lung capacities and volumes. Twenty healthy males and twenty healthy females enrolled as first year students in the Faculty of Physical Education acted as subjects for the study. Parameters measured were; body density, lung volumes and capacities, MVO[subscript 2] and hemoglobin concentration. From this study it was concluded that significant differences occurred at the .01 level between the male and female subjects for the variables: height, weight, percentage fat, body density, lean body weight, functional residual capacity, vital capacity, expiratory reserve volume, MVO[subscript 2] 1./min., MVO[subscript 2] ml./min./Kg., hemoglobin concentration, volume of air expired and oxygen pulse. No significant differences occurred at the .01 level between the male and female subjects for the variables: age, residual volume, MVO[subscript 2] ml./min./Kg. fat free, maximum heart rate and ventilatory equivalent. Significant correlations at the .01 level were found between MVO[subscript 2] in 1./min. and body weight, (.68) and MVO[subscript 2] in 1./min. and lean body weight, (.75) among male subjects.

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