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. 2018 Aug 21;9:1171. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2018.01171

Table 2.

Power output (PO) and physiological measures during submaximal (45% of V˙O2peak) and incremental maximal bicycle exercise test in efficient (EF) and inefficient (IE) groups.

EF (n = 8) IE (n = 9) Effect size Power
PO45% (W) 121.25 (114.38, 128.12) 109.44 (100.73, 118.16) 0.15 0.47
PO45% (W kg−1) 1.64 (1.53, 1.74) 1.45 (1.33, 1.57) 1.08 0.54
PPO @ V˙O2peak (W) 292.97 (278.53, 307.41) 268.75 (245.49, 292.01) 0.83 0.39
PPO @ V˙O2peak (W kg−1) 3.96 (3.70, 4.22) 3.56 (3.24, 3.88) 0.92 0.42
V˙O245% (mL kg−1 min−1) 22.67 (20.71, 24.62) 26.44 (24.62, 28.25)# 1.32 0.65
V˙O2peak (mL kg−1 min−1) 52.79 (47.99, 57.60) 51.60 (45.86, 57.35) 0.15 0.05
B-La45% (mmol L−1) 2.31 (1.52, 3.10) 3.02 (2.52, 3.52) 0.56 0.31
B-Lamax (mmol L−1) 11.74 (10.84, 12.64) 12.17 (11.16, 13.18) 0.36 0.09
Mechanical efficiency (%) 20.54 (18.08, 23.00) 15.35 (14.82, 15.88)§§ 2.01 0.84

Values are means (95% CI). PO, power output; PPO, peak power output; V˙O2, oxygen consumption; B-La, blood lactate. P = 0.042, #P = 0.014, and §§ P < 0.001 between groups.