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. 2016 May 12;594(15):4359–4370. doi: 10.1113/JP272037

Table 2.

Physiological responses at baseline and during exercise at 70% and 90% of V˙O2 max

Baseline 70% 90%
LO HI LO HI LO HI
PO (W) 185 ± 10 263 ± 13* 254 ± 12 347 ± 17*
V˙O2 (l min−1 ) 0.49 ± 0.04 0.55 ± 0.05 2.62 ± 0.16 3.51 ± 0.19* 3.43 ± 0.20 4.51 ± 0.23*
V˙CO2 (l min−1) 0.42 ± 0.04 0.46 ± 0.04 2.63 ± 0.17 3.37 ± 0.15* 3.80 ± 0.21 4.80 ± 0.23*
RER 0.88 ± 0.08 0.88 ± 0.08 1.00 ± 0.02 0.96 ± 0.03 1.11 ± 0.02 1.07 ± 0.03
V E (l min−1) 14.8 ± 1.2 15.2 ± 1.2 67.7 ± 4.8 91.1 ± 4.8* 109.0 ± 8.0 146.1 ± 9.1*
V T (litres) 0.82 ± 0.04 0.95 ± 0.06* 2.24 ± 0.15 3.03 ± 0.21* 2.82 ± 0.18 3.40 ± 0.17*
RR (breaths min−1) 17.2 ± 2.2 16.4 ± 1.6 28.8 ± 3.1 30.8 ± 1.8 36.8 ± 4.3 43.3 ± 2.3
V A (litres) 6.68 ± 0.26 7.55 ± 0.31* 6.67 ± 0.20 7.49 ± 0.26* 6.87 ± 0.22 7.64 ± 0.29*
Q (l min−1) 7.6 ± 0.4 7.2 ± 0.4 17.5 ± 1.2 20.0 ± 1.3* 19.9 ± 1.2 22.2 ± 1.7*
SV (ml) 99 ± 5 108 ± 8 119 ± 7 126 ± 9 117 ± 8 123 ± 9
HR (breaths min−1) 77 ± 3 68 ± 4* 147 ± 5 159 ± 4* 173 ± 6 179 ± 3
DLCO/V A 5.1 ± 0.3 5.0 ± 0.2 7.4 ± 0.4 7.2 ± 0.3 7.4 ± 0.3 7.7 ± 0.3
V C/V A 12.9 ± 0.8 13.5 ± 0.6 18.8 ± 1.5 18.9 ± 0.9 20.8 ± 1.6 20.3 ± 1.2
D M/V A 11.4 ± 1.0 10.3 ± 0.9 16.6 ± 1.3 16.7 ± 1.8 14.8 ± 1.4 18.2 ± 1.8*
DLCO/Q 4.6 ± 0.3 5.4 ± 0.3* 2.9 ± 0.2 2.9 ± 0.1 2.6 ± 0.2 2.7 ± 0.2
V C/Q 11.4 ± 0.9 14.4 ± 0.9* 7.21 ± 0.5 7.36 ± 0.6 7.3 ± 0.6 6.9 ± 0.4
D M/Q 10.3 ± 1.2 10.9 ± 0.9 6.8 ± 0.5 6.6 ± 0.6 5.1 ± 0.4 6.6 ± 0.9*

Values are the mean ± SE. PO, power output; V E, minute ventilation; V T, tidal volume; RR, respiratory rate; SV, stroke volume; HR, heart rate. *Significantly greater than the LO‐Fit group (P < 0.05).