Table 2.

—Peak Exercise

	Total (N = 85)		Men (n = 51)		Women (n = 34)
	Nonobese (n = 19)	Obese (n = 66)	Nonobese (n = 11)	Obese (n = 40)	Nonobese (n = 8)	Obese (n = 26)
Max power output, W	203 ± 68	189 ± 51	243 ± 62	222 ± 35	148 ± 18	139 ± 20
$\dot{\mathrm{V}}$o2peak, L/min	2.35 ± 0.80	2.39 ± 0.68	2.86 ± 0.66	2.86 ± 0.43	1.64 ± 0.23	1.68 ± 0.23
$\dot{\mathrm{V}}$o2peak, mL/min/kg	34.5 ± 7.6	22.1 ± 5.1a	38.3 ± 6.6	25.0 ± 4.0b	29.3 ± 5.6	17.6 ± 2.9b
$\dot{\mathrm{V}}$o2peak, mL/min/LBM	42.4 ± 8.7	36.6 ± 6.3a	46.9 ± 7.8	40.1 ± 4.5b	36.4 ± 5.9	31.3 ± 4.5b

Values are means ± SD. $\dot{\mathrm{V}}$o₂peak = peak oxygen uptake.

^aSignificantly different from all nonobese (P < .01).

^bSignificantly different from nonobese within sex (P < .01).