Table 3.

Correlation coefficients between averaged kinetic parameters and peak

	Kinetic parameters	Correlation with peak	95% Confidence interval
O2 Onset kinetics	MRT	−0.33	−0.68	0.15
	τ−5 s	–
	τ-10 s	−0.88*	−0.99	−0.24
	τ-5b	−0.67*	−0.90	−0.16
	τ-8b	−0.57 *	−0.83	−0.10
O2 Recovery kinetics	τ-5 s	−0.43	−0.76	0.08
	τ-10 s	−0.45	−0.75	0.01
	τ-5b	−0.47*	−0.76	−0.02
	τ-8b	−0.39	−0.72	0.08

Only data with R² > 0.85 when using a mono-exponential model were included; differences between correlation coefficients were not statistically significant

* P < 0.05

MRT Mean response time, τ = time constant calculated with a mono-exponential model, 5s 5 s, 10s 10 s, 5b 5 breaths, 8b 8 breaths