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Gender differences in plasma FFA responses to 90 min of treadmill walking at 35% \(\dot V_{{\text{O}}_{{\text{2max}}} }\)were investigated in six men and six women following an overnight fast. The subjects represented average values for maximal oxygen uptake and body fat percentage for age and gender. Mean plasma FFA concentration at 45 and 90 min of exercise were significantly (P<0.05) higher for women (0.82 mmol·l−01, 0.88 mmol·l−01) than men (0.42 mmol·l−01, 0.59 mmol·l−1). Lower R values for women throughout the exercise period indicated a greater percentage fat in total metabolism than for men while the FFA/glycerol results supported greater lipolytic activity for women. The uniformity of percent fat in metabolism for women from rest to exercise showed that FFA release from adipose tissue increased rapidly with the onset of exercise which was not the case for men. Comparison of metabolic data as well as a statistical analysis (ANCOVA) controlling for the influence of \(\dot V_{{\text{O}}_{{\text{2max}}} }\)and percentage body fat on FFA plasma concentration suggested that gender differences in FFA responses to prolonged submaximal exercise can be expected to occur in untrained subjects.
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Blatchford, F.K., Knowlton, R.G. & Schneider, D.A. Plasma FFA responses to prolonged walking in untrained men and women. Europ. J. Appl. Physiol. 53, 343–347 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00422851
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