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. 2022 Jul 19;40(2):465–475. doi: 10.5114/biolsport.2023.116452

TABLE 2.

Metabolic responses during progressive exercise test to exhaustion

%VO2max
10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 P-Value
Fat Oxidation (g/min)
LCHF 0.38 ± 0.06 0.38 ± 0.06 0.52 ± 0.18 0.68 ± 0.30 1.00 ± 0.23 1.15 ± 0.22 1.06 ± 0.27 0.97 ± 0.27 0.73 ± 0.29 0.30 ± 0.36 Time, P < 0.001;
η2p = 0.827
Condition, P < 0.001;
η2p = 0.936 Interaction, P = 0.001;
η2p = 0.403
HCLF 0.10 ± 0.06 0.13 ± 0.07 0.19 ± 0.17 0.39 ± 0.17 0.50 ± 0.27 0.53 ± 0.13 0.44 ± 0.22 0.26 ± 0.24 0.12 ± 0.08 0.09 ± 0.02

CHO Oxidation (g/min)
LCHF 0.26 ± 0.15 0.26 ± 0.15 0.24 ± 0.19 0.33 ± 0.29 0.38 ± 0.31 0.64 ± 0.34 1.13 ± 0.47 1.97 ± 0.80 3.48 ± 1.09 6.16 ± 1.56 Time, P < 0.001;
η2p = 0.971
Condition, P < 0.001;
η2p = 0.932
Interaction, P < 0.001;
η2p = 0.592
HCLF 0.97 ± 0.34 0.97 ± 0.34 1.32 ± 0.31 1.48 ± 0.39 1.65 ± 0.79 1.95 ± 0.62 2.76 ± 0.26 3.95 ± 0.55 5.65 ± 0.75 8.43 ± 1.18

% Total EE Fat
LCHF 78.3 ± 11.1 79.7 ± 12.0 87.6 ± 14.8 90.1 ± 14.3 92.1 ± 11.8 85.1 ± 11.7 72.4 ± 11.6 59.0 ± 12.9 39.0 ± 16.0 12.9 ± 19.8 Time, P < 0.001;
η2p = 0.926
Condition, P < 0.001;
η2p = 0.959
Interaction, P < 0.001;
η2p = 0.555
HCLF 27.3 ± 7.3 25.7 ± 3.0 33.1 ± 14.9 38.9 ± 16.2 43.6 ± 19.8 38.9 ± 10.2 30.1 ± 9.3 16.4 ± 11.9 2.3 ± 6.0 0.0 ± 0.0

% Total EE CHO
LCHF 21.7 ± 11.1 20.3 ± 12.0 12.4 ± 14.8 9.9 ± 14.3 7.9 ± 11.8 14.9 ± 11.7 27.6 ± 11.6 41.0 ± 12.9 61.0 ± 16 87.1 ± 19.8 Time, P < 0.001;
η2p = 0.926
Condition, P < 0.001;
η2p = 0.959
Interaction, P < 0.001;
η2p = 0.555
HCLF 72.7 ± 7.3 74.3 ± 3.0 66.9 ± 14.9 61.1 ± 16.2 56.4 ± 19.8 61.1 ± 10.2 69.9 ± 9.3 83.6 ± 11.9 97.9 ± 6.0 100 ± 0.0