Table 3.

Heart rate (bpm and % age predicted maximum) and corresponding estimated $\stackrel{.}{\text{V}}{\text{O}}_{\mathrm{2}\max }$ for 24 patients (19 females and 5 males) that performed the Siconolfi step test.

	Visit 1			Visit 2
	HR	% Age predicted max	Estimated $\stackrel{.}{\text{V}}{\text{O}}_{\mathrm{2}\max }$	HR	% Age predicted max	Estimated $\stackrel{.}{\text{V}}{\text{O}}_{\mathrm{2}\max }$
Females	122 ± 12	74 ± 9	21.2 ± 0.9	125 ± 14	75 ± 9	20.8 ± 0.9
Males	120 ± 10	70 ± 4	27.6 ± 1.9	127 ± 14	74 ± 6	26.7 ± 1.8
Total group	122 ± 11	73 ± 8	22.5 ± 4.7	125 ± 14	75 ± 8	22.0 ± 4.5

Values are mean ± SD. $\dot{\text{V}}$O₂: oxygen consumption; HR: heart rate, BPM: beats per minute.