Load duration (s) | 431±119 | 369–622 | 441±118 | 358–628 | >0.05 |
Max heart rate (beat per min) | 111.3±27.8 | 103–134 | 117±39 | 105–143 | >0.05 |
Max systolic BP (mm Hg) | 173.3±34.5 | 143–198 | 165±34.4 | 150–186 | >0.05 |
RER | 0.99±0.05 | 0.87–1.12 | 1.02±0.13 | 0.89–1.16 | >0.05 |
VE/VCO2 | 27.3±5.6 | 22.3–34.8 | 25.2±6.7 | 19.8–34.4 | >0.05 |
Maximum load (METS) | 5.7±3.2 | 3.9–8.9 | 6.9±4.6 | 4.3–10.7 | 0.01 |
Peak O2 consumption (ml/kg/min) | 16.8±4.9 | 12.4–21.2 | 18.9±4.5 | 13.7–23.2 | 0.05 |
O2 consumption (% of predicted value) | 79.8±11.5 | 58.3–89.9 | 83.4±9.9 | 64.8–92.2 | >0.05 |
AT (mL/kg/min) | 9.1±3.6 | 7.5–13.1 | 11.6±4.1 | 8.8–14.8 | 0.02 |