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. 2009 Oct 27;8:48. doi: 10.1186/1476-069X-8-48

Table 3.

Measured heart rate and estimated minute ventilation during commuting by bicycle, car and bus (n = 34)

Heart rate# Minute ventilation$
All (n = 34)

Bicycle (n = 33) 100 (67 - 148) 23.5 (11.6 - 47.7)

Car (n = 33) 70 (52 - 99) 11.8 (5.1 - 20.9)

Bus (n = 32) 73 (52 - 95) 12.7 (5.4 - 19.5)

Men (n = 24)

Bicycle (n = 24) 94 (67 - 122) 22.0 (11.6 - 29.5)

Car (n = 23) 66 (52 - 88) 11.9 (5.1 - 17.4)

Bus (n = 22) 70 (52 - 93) 13.1 (5.4 - 18.9)

Women (n = 10)

Bicycle (n = 9) 116 (92 - 148) 27.6 (11.7 - 47.7)

Car (n = 10) 78 (70 - 99) 11.6 (6.8 - 20.9)

Bus (n = 10) 79 (70 - 95) 11.7 (7.0 - 19.5)

#Mean (min-max) of individual mean heart rate per commuting mode

$Mean (min-max) of individual mean minute ventilation per commuting mode