TableĀ 6

Cardiopulmonary exercise testing data

NormalEHRRp Value
Anaerobic threshold (mL/kg/min)11.1 (10.8 to 11.4)10.6 (10.2 to 11.1)0.008
Embedded Image (% predicted)78 (75 to 81)74 (71 to 77)0.05
Embedded Image30.1 (29.6 to 30.7)30.2 (29.5 to 30.9)0.86
Oxygen pulse (% predicted)95 (93 to 98)85 (82 to 88)0.0001
  • Data are shown as mean (95% CIs) for both cohorts.

  • Data analysed by one-way ANOVA.

  • ANOVA, analysis of variance; EHRR, exaggerated heart rate rise; Embedded Image, ventilatory equivalents for carbon dioxide; Embedded Image, peak oxygen consumption.