Table 4.
Differences in heart rate data of wheelchair basketball players from category A and B according to playing time.
| Players with 40–59% of playing time |
Players with 60–79% of playing time |
Players with 80–100% of playing time |
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| Parameters | Median | Mean | SD | N | Median | Mean | SD | N | Median | Mean | SD | N | p | ES |
| Wheelchair basketball players category A | ||||||||||||||
| HRmean [beats/min] | 153.00 | 149.47 | 17.08 | 99 | 147.00 | 146.58 | 19.36 | 33 | 151.00 | 149.79 | 17.12 | 39 | n.s. | − |
| HRpeak [beats/min] | 171.00 | 167.77 | 15.30 | 99 | 167.00 | 165.82 | 15.87 | 33 | 170.00 | 169.59 | 14.59 | 39 | n.s. | − |
| HRpeak [%] | 95.00 | 94.40 | 6.93 | 99 | 94.00 | 93.73 | 6.63 | 33 | 96.00 | 95.44 | 4.76 | 39 | n.s. | − |
| HR zone I [%] | 0.00 | 1.54 | 5.80 | 99 | 0.00 | 2.86 | 8.00 | 33 | 0.00 | 0.99 | 2.90 | 39 | n.s. | − |
| HR zone II [%] | 2.34 | 9.17 | 16.57 | 99 | 2.63 | 9.58 | 14.62 | 33 | 2.05 | 7.91 | 12.61 | 39 | n.s. | − |
| HR zone III [%] | 16.91 | 19.64 | 17.73 | 99 | 19.60 | 22.60 | 18.49 | 33 | 12.31 | 17.60 | 16.23 | 39 | n.s. | − |
| HR zone IV [%] | 39.00 | 36.29 | 18.32 | 99 | 41.51 | 37.54 | 22.34 | 33 | 41.19 | 40.68 | 16.04 | 39 | n.s. | − |
| HR zone V [%] | 30.35 | 32.43 | 28.33 | 99 | 21.20 | 25.55 | 25.57 | 33 | 29.83 | 32.52 | 24.42 | 39 | n.s. | − |
| HRR | 123.00 | 118.40 | 8.39 | 99 | 111.00 | 116.36 | 7.99 | 33 | 111.00 | 118.33 | 8.76 | 39 | n.s. | − |
| %HRR | 76.42 | 75.49 | 11.52 | 99 | 76.42 | 74.85 | 13.72 | 33 | 77.48 | 75.48 | 10.26 | 39 | n.s. | − |
| Wheelchair basketball players category B | ||||||||||||||
| HRmean [beats/min] | 164.00 | 162.30 | 12.44 | 150 | 158.00 | 158.64 | 12.69 | 75 | 162.00 | 162.79 | 11.53 | 61 | n.s. | − |
| HRpeak [beats/min] | 180.00 | 178.79 | 9.62 | 150 | 177.00 | 176.73 | 10.67 | 75 | 180.00 | 180.10 | 10.17 | 61 | n.s. | − |
| HRpeak [%] | 96.00 | 97.69 | 5.97 | 150 | 96.00 | 96.97 | 6.43 | 75 | 97.00 | 98.46 | 6.56 | 61 | n.s. | − |
| HR zone I [%] | 0.00 | 0.31 | 1.33 | 150∧ | 0.00 | 0.48 | 1.64 | 75∧ | 0.00 | 0.31 | 0.83 | 61 | ∗ | 0.52 |
| HR zone II [%] | 0.00 | 3.17 | 7.72 | 150 | 0.69 | 3.67 | 5.72 | 75 | 0.79 | 1.91 | 2.97 | 61 | n.s. | − |
| HR zone III [%] | 8.47 | 11.75 | 12.34 | 150 | 10.42 | 15.43 | 15.02 | 75 | 8.21 | 11.94 | 14.57 | 61 | n.s. | − |
| HR zone IV [%] | 30.52 | 35.07 | 21.78 | 150 | 39.87 | 38.70 | 19.08 | 75 | 41.12 | 37.50 | 22.82 | 61 | n.s. | − |
| HR zone V [%] | 46.61 | 45.11 | 26.83 | 150 | 39.62 | 39.66 | 28.76 | 75 | 43.80 | 43.02 | 27.11 | 61 | n.s. | − |
| HRR | 124.00 | 123.52 | 8.55 | 150 | 124.00 | 124.89 | 9.10 | 75 | 124.00 | 125.18 | 8.62 | 61 | n.s. | − |
| %HRR | 82.24 | 82.22 | 8.96 | 150∧ | 78.23 | 78.47 | 8.32 | 75∧ | 80.15 | 81.40 | 7.61 | 61 | ∗ | 0.77 |
∗p < 0.05; ∧, differences between groups p < 0.05; n.s., no statistically significant differences; N, number of cases; HR, heart rate; SD, standard deviation; Min, minimum; Max, Maximum; ES, effect size for the U-Mann–Whitney test; HRmean, mean heart rate; %HRpeak, the percentage of maximal heart rate in a match; HRpeak, maximal heart rate in a match; HRR, heart rate reserve; %HRR,the percentage of heart rate reserve.