| VO2max | Maximal oxygen uptake |
| Pmax | Maximal power output in the progressive test |
| VE | Minute ventilation |
| VCO2 | Carbon dioxide output |
| RER | Respiratory exchange ratio |
| PETO2 | End-tidal partial pressure of oxygen |
| PETCO2 | End-tidal partial pressure of carbon dioxide |
| VT1 | First ventilatory threshold |
| VT2 | Second ventilatory threshold |
| SkBF | Skin blood flow |
| ΔSkBF | Change in skin blood flow |
| T | Body surface temperature |
| HR | Heart rate |
| HR peak | Peak heart rate during the 110%Pmax test |
| HRR | Recovery heart rate at 1, 2, or 3 min after completion of the 110%Pmax test |
| ΔHRR | Difference between HR peak and HRR measured at 1, 2, or 3 min of recovery |
| RMSSD | Root mean square of successive differences between RR intervals |
| SDNN | Standard deviation of RR intervals |
| HFP | High-frequency power |
| LFP | Low-frequency power |
| non-ARDSv | Measurement in the protocol without ARDSv |
| ARDSv | Measurement in the protocol with ARDSv |
| avRT | Mean reaction time |
| fRT | Fastest reaction time recorded in the test |