Table 1.

Outcome values from the DLP and CE

	mean ± SD		MD (95% CI)	p-value
	DLP	CE	DLP - CE
$\dot{V}{\text{O}}_{2\mathit{\text{peak}}}$/(L/min)	3.207 ±0.499	4.099 ±0.492	-0.892 (-1.138,-0.646)	0.0000067
HRpeak/(bpm)	174 ±14	182 ±13	-8 (-12,-4)	0.0016
RERpeak	1.21 ±0.07	1.18 ±0.05	0.02 (-0.01,0.06)	0.17
$\dot{V}{\text{O}}_{2\mathit{\text{VT}}1}$/(L/min)	1.555 ±0.358	1.779 ±0.349	-0.224 (-0.421,-0.027)	0.029
$\dot{V}{\text{O}}_{2\mathit{\text{VT}}2}$/(L/min)	2.704 ±0.414	3.472 ±0.551	-0.768 (-1.140,-0.396)	0.0012
tramp/(min)	9.3 ±1.5	10.7 ±1.2	-1.4 (-2.1,-0.8)	0.00067

n=12, except $\dot{V}{\text{O}}_{2\mathit{\text{VT}}2}$ (n=10)

DLP: dynamic leg press

CE: cycle ergometer

MD: mean difference of DLP - CE

SD: standard deviation

95% CI: 95% confidence interval for the mean difference

p-values are: paired two-sided t-tests