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. 2011 Jun 20;589(Pt 16):3983–3994. doi: 10.1113/jphysiol.2011.213363

Table 2.

Parameters of exercise testing

Parameter Baseline Post-training P-value
Peak heart rate (beats min−1) 198 ± 16 192 ± 14 0.37
Peak systolic blood pressure (mmHg) 175 ± 12 173 ± 16 0.74
Peak diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) 86 ± 8 80 ± 10 0.08
Peak work load (W) 360 ± 40 440 ± 50 <0.001
Peak O2 consumption (ml min−1) 4790 ± 600 6070 ± 700 <0.001
Indexed peak O2 consumption (ml min−1 kg−1) 52 ± 7 66 ± 8 <0.001
Work load at VT (W) 224 ± 21 259 ± 19 0.003
O2 consumption at VT (ml min−1) 3210 ± 240 3610 ± 440 0.01
Indexed O2 consumption at VT (ml min−1 kg−1) 35 ± 3 40 ± 5 0.01

Values are mean ± SD. VT: ventilatory threshold