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. 2015 Aug 24;10(8):e0135433. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0135433

Table 2. Energy expenditure during training for both groups in the training sessions.

The data are presented as the average±standard deviation of all sessions. VGG: Video Game group, TG: treadmill group; cal/min = calories per minute; MET = metabolic equivalent of tasks.

VGG TG p value
Energy expenditure-rest (cal/min) 1.44± 0.48 1.10± 0.07 0.06
(METS) 1.92± 0.63 1.26± 0.07 0.05
Energy expenditure-minimum (cal/min) 2.64 ±0.65 2.76± 0.66 0.58
(METS) 3.39 ±0.69 3.65 ± 0.87 0.30
Energy expenditure-maximum (cal/min) 7.31 ±1.64* 5.68 ±1.27 <0.001
(METS) 9.37 ± 1.99* 7.51 ±1.69 <0.001
Energy expenditure-mean (cal/min) 4.43 ±1.24 4.14 ± 0.81 0.31
(METS) 5.66±0.89 5.48± 1.08 0.49
Total energy expenditure (cal) 159.9 ± 41.6* 133.3± 32.1 <0.01

*p<0.05 = compared with TG