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. 2024 May 3;12:e17158. doi: 10.7717/peerj.17158

Table 3. Mean, SD, and ES of the differences between actual and predicted RPE values.

RPESSE− RPE V̇O2R RPESSE− RPEHRR
15 min 45 min 15 min 45 min
SSE at 60% of HRR
Mean −0.9 1.3 −0.9 0.5
SD 2.8 3.2 2.1 2.3
ES −0.32 0.40 −0.42 0.21
SSE at 80% of HRR
Mean −2.3 0.9 −2.0 −0.5
SD 3.2 2.7 2.2 2.2
ES −0.74 0.34 −0.93 −0.23

Notes.

SD
standard deviation
ES
Cohen’s d effect size
HRR
heart rate reserve
V̇O2R
oxygen uptake reserve
SSE
steady-state exercise
RPESSE
rating of perceived exertion (RPE) reported during SSE
RPEV̇O2R
rating of perceive exertion predicted from SSE V̇O2R using incremental RPE-V̇O2R relationship
RPEHRR
rating of perceive exertion predicted from SSE HRR using incremental RPE-HRR relationship