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. 2025 May 20;8:100148. doi: 10.1016/j.crphys.2025.100148

Table 2.

Overall physiological demands of Fran at baseline, during and at different post-exercise moments.

Variable Baseline Fran 0 min 5 min η2
Oxygen uptake (mL∙kg−1∙min −1) 6.8 ± 0.8 [6.5–7.1] 39.4 ± 2.0a [38.5–40.2] 22.0 ± 3.0a, c[21.0–23.0] 0.99
Carbon dioxide (L∙min −1) 0.6 ± 0.1 [0.5–0.6] 3.3 ± 1.0a [3.1–4.0] 2.3 ± 0.5a, c[2.1–2.5] 0.95
Respiratory frequency (b∙min −1) 18.0 ± 2.0 [16.8–19.0] 53.3 ± 8.0a [50.1–56.5] 36.0 ± 6.4a, c[33.2–38.4] 0.91
Minute ventilation (L∙min −1) 18.4 ± 3.4 [17.3–20.1] 109.6 ± 24.0a [99.7–119.4] 80.2 ± 18.0a, c[72.9–87.5] 0.93
Heart rate (b∙min −1) 82 ± 10 [78–86] 178 ± 5a [176–180] 131 ± 14a, c[124–136] 0.97
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) 118 ± 8 [114–121] 152 ± 10a [148–156] 130 ± 6a,b [128–133] 0.84
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) 79 ± 2 [78–80] 88 ± 4a [87–90] 81 ± 2a,b [80–82] 0.83
Mean arterial pressure (mmHg) 92 ± 3 [90–93] 110 ± 4a [108–112] 97 ± 2a,b [96–98] 0.91
Double product (mmHg·b∙min −1) 9666 ± 1304 [9128–10205] 26630 ± 1870a [25858–27402] 16953 ± 1966a,b [16141–17765] 0.96
Myocardial oxygen uptake (mL·100 g LV·min1) 7.2 ± 2.0 [6.4–8.0] 31.0 ± 2.6a [30.0–32.0] 17.3 ± 3.0a,b [16.2–18.5] 0.96
Blood lactate (mmol∙L−1) 1.5 ± 0.4 [1.4–1.7] 10.3 ± 2.0a [9.5–11.1] 15.2 ± 1.8a,b [14.5–16.1] 0.95
Blood glucose (mg∙dL−1) 94 ± 8 [91–97] 121 ± 13a [116–126] 132 ± 14a,b [126–138] 0.78
a

Differences from baseline (p ≤ 0.05).

b

Differences immediately post-exercise (p ≤ 0.05). Mean ± SD of males and females combined and [95 % confidence intervals].

c

Differences from Fran (p ≤ 0.05).