Table 2.

Exercise and cardiovascular results

	Control	Obese	T2D
Mean habitual activity (METs)	64 ± 11.2	59 ± 14.6	64 ± 18.8
RER	1.18 ± 0.07	1.13 ± 0.07	1.13 ± 0.05
Peak HR (beats/min)	184 ± 11	188 ± 13	183 ± 8
VO2 (ml/kg body mass/min)	40.4 ± 9.9	27.2 ± 5.3a	21.8 ± 4.2a,b
VO2 (ml/kg lean body mass/min)	53.1 ± 8.5	49.5 ± 5.6	42.8 ± 7.6c
Peak work rate (Watts)	220 ± 48.7	167 ± 44.5	149 ± 33.6d
τ2 (sec)	28.6±10	34.9±10.5	40.2±9.7e
Resting systolic blood pressure (mm Hg)	109 ± 6	119 ± 7e	124 ± 10e
Resting diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg)	63 ± 6	74 ± 7e	72 ± 11b
Limb blood flow (ml/100 ml/min)	17.6 ± 6.9	10 ± 5e	10 ± 5.6e
IVSd (cm)	0.71 ± 0.12	0.69 ± 0.13	0.78 ± 0.15
LVPWd (cm)	0.76 ± 0.10	0.8 ± 0.17	0.9 ± 0.18b
LVM (g)	100 ± 20.7	107 ± 25.6	123 ± 35.8
Indexed LVM (g/m2.7)	24 ± 4.3	27 ± 7.6	32 ± 8e

HR, Heart rate; VO₂, oxygen uptake. 

^aP < 0.0001 vs. controls; 

^bP < 0.04 vs. obese; 

^cP < 0.05 vs. obese; 

^dP < 0.02 vs. controls; 

^eP < 0.01 vs. controls.