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	Regression equation (standardized)	Regression equation (actual)	SEE	SECV	R2	Adj R2
Men
Model 1	0.88 + 0.56 ∗ Age† − 0.14 ∗ Baseline BMI − 0.55 ∗ Baseline VO2max⁡†	0.55 + 0.04 ∗ Age − 0.02 ∗ Baseline BMI − 0.49 ∗ Baseline VO2max	0.56	0.58	0.404	0.165
Model 2		−5.24 + 0.39 ∗ Intensity	0.56	0.62	0.145	0.002
Model 3	−8.85 + 0.10 ∗ Duration + 0.38 ∗ Intensity†	−5.47 + 0.00 ∗ Duration + 0.39 ∗ Intensity	0.61	0.59	0.156	0.015
Model 4	−19.00 + 0.73 ∗ Age† + 0.33 ∗ Baseline BMI† − 1.01 ∗ Baseline VO2max⁡† + 0.09 ∗ Duration + 0.71 ∗ Intensity†	−11.7 + 0.05 ∗ Age + 0.04 ∗ Baseline BMI − 0.90 ∗ Baseline VO2max + 0.00 ∗ Duration + 0.72 ∗ Intensity	0.35	0.62	0.816	0.677
Women
Model 1	3.46 − 0.15 ∗ Age† + 0.14 ∗ Baseline BMI − 0.63 ∗ Baseline VO2max⁡†	1.51 − 0.01 ∗ Age + 0.01 ∗ Baseline BMI − 0.66 ∗ Baseline VO2max	0.36	0.41	0.342	0.310
Model 2		−2.39 + 0.18 ∗ Intensity	0.35	0.34	0.375	0.344
Model 3	−4.86 − 0.12 ∗ Duration + 0.58 ∗ Intensity†	−2.12 − 0.00 ∗ Duration + 0.17 ∗ Intensity	0.36	0.36	0.367	0.336
Model 4	−3.93 − 0.15 ∗ Age + 0.25 ∗ Baseline BMI† − 0.47 ∗ Baseline VO2max⁡† + 0.12 ∗ Duration + 0.56 ∗ Intensity†	−1.71 − 0.01 ∗ Age + 0.02 ∗ Baseline BMI − 0.50 ∗ Baseline VO2max + 0.00 ∗ Duration + 0.16 ∗ Intensity	0.29	0.32	0.606	0.564