Table 1.

Methodological characteristics of British Columbia Children’s Hospital (BCCH) protocol versus Bruce protocol

BCCH protocol				Bruce protocol
Stage	Cumulative time (min)	Grade (%)	Speed (mph)	Stage	Cumulative time (min)	Grade (%)	Speed (mph)
1	1	1	2.0	1	1	10	1.7
2	2	1	2.5	1	2	10	1.7
3	3	1	3.0	1	3	10	1.7
4	4	1	3.5	2	4	12	2.5
5	5	1	4.0	2	5	12	2.5
6	6	1	4.5	2	6	12	2.5
7	7	1	5.0	3	7	14	3.4
8	8	1	5.5	3	8	14	3.4
9	9	1	6.0	3	9	14	3.4
10	10	1	6.5	4	10	16	4.2
11	11	1	7.0	4	11	16	4.2
12	12	1	7.5	4	12	16	4.2
13	13	1	8.0	5	13	18	5.0
14	14	1	8.5	5	14	18	5.0
15	15	1	9.0	5	15	18	5.0
16	16	1	9.5	6	16	20	5.5
17	17	1	10.0	6	17	20	5.5
18	18	1	10.5	6	18	20	5.5
19	19	1	11.0	7	19	22	6.0
20	20	1	11.5	7	20	22	6.0
21	21	1	12.0	7	21	22	6.0

mph, miles per hour.