110702 20250829134151.0 doi 10.3390/ijerph182211898 sideral 127226 ART-2021-127226 eng Pradas, Francisco Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0002-6829-0775 Physiological profile, metabolic response and temporal structure in elite individual table tennis: differences according to gender 2021 Access copy available to the general public Unrestricted No research that has analyzed the structural characteristics, physiological profile, and energy demands in the game of table tennis as played by women is available. The present study aimed to evaluate the physiological, metabolic, and temporal variables of table tennis players and to observe gender differences. Forty-eight elite table tennis players participated in this study: 24 men (25.3 ± 4.07 years) and 24 women (22.3 ± 3.8 years). During simulated competition, temporal structure, heart rate (HR), and lactate (LA) were evaluated. The maximum ergospirometric evaluations were performed in a laboratory. The total table tennis (TT) time and the total resting time (TRT) were longer for men (p < 0.05), but game density was higher for women (p < 0.05). During rallies, the real playing time (RPT) was longer for women, while the TRT was longer for men (p < 0.05). The maximum HR, minimum HR, and maximum LA concentrations were higher for men (p < 0.05). The obtained data reveal gender differences in the physiological, metabolic, structural, and temporal variables in table tennis players. The analysis of the studied variables could allow training sessions to be planned and organized according to table tennis players’ gender. info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess by http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/ 4.614 2021 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH 45 / 182 = 0.247 2021 Q1 T1 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES 100 / 279 = 0.358 2021 Q2 T2 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH 71 / 210 = 0.338 2021 Q2 T2 0.814 2021 Pollution 2021 Q1 Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 2021 Q1 4.5 2021 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Torre, Ana de la Castellar, Carlos Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0003-1121-6408 Toro-Román, Víctor 3001 187 Universidad de Zaragoza Dpto. Expres.Music.Plást.Corp. Área Didáctica Expres.Corporal 18, 22 (2021), 11898 [11 pp] Int. j. environ. res. public health International journal of environmental research and public health 1661-7827 1347258 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/110702/files/texto_completo.pdf Versión publicada 2813943 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/110702/files/texto_completo.jpg?subformat=icon icon Versión publicada oai:zaguan.unizar.es:110702 articulos driver 2025-08-29-13:39:55 ARTICLE