Table 5.

Exercise challenge evaluated outcomes after each of the meals Mediterranean Meal (MDM) and Fast Food Meal (FFM).

	MdM (n = 41)	FFM (n = 39)	pa
Duration, min	15:16[13:25; 16:57]	15:25[13:52; 16:40]	0.775
Time reached VO2 max, min	14:05[13:08; 16:44]	14:35[13:20; 16:15]	0.472
Speed at VO2 max, km/h	6.8[6.7; 8.0]	6.8[6.7; 8.0]	0.778
Elevation at VO2 max	16.3[16.0; 18.0]	16.3[16.0; 18.0]	0.757
VCO2, ml/min	3301[2786; 4614]	3485[3009; 4510]	0.219
VO2, ml/min	2706[2364; 3945]	2967[2453; 3502]	0.558
VO2/kg, ml/min/kg	43.9[38.4; 49.8]	43.9[38.2; 49.6]	0.485
RER	1.2[1.2:1.3]	1.2[1.2:1.3]	0.155
Heart rate, bpm	188[182; 194]	190[185; 199]	0.001
Breathing frequency, per min	51 [47,53]	51 [46,53]	0.911
Anaerobic treshold	64.5[57.3; 71]	63.0[53.3; 74]	0.426
VE	107[96; 142]	110[99:128]	0.889

^aWilcoxon signed rank.