Table 2.

Peak exercise responses of Paralympic athletes with locomotor impairments (Mean ± SD).

Variable	SCI (N = 19)	AMP/PM (N = 9/5)	% Difference
Power output (W)	126.3 ± 41.0	145.2 ± 30.54	13.05 (p = 0.155)
Oxygen uptake (L/min)	2.24 ± 0.581	2.56 ± 0.593	12.59 (p = 0.128)
Oxygen uptake (ml/kg/min)	32.7 ± 10.90	37.2 ± 7.23	11.94 (p = 0.196)
Heart rate (beats/min)	186 ± 11.0	175 ± 12.6	6.03 (p = 0.015)
Oxygen pulse (ml/beat)	12.0 ± 3.08	14.6 ± 3.41	17.54 (p = 0.031)
Pulmonary ventilation (L/min)	97.1 ± 28.88	111.7 ± 25.82	13.10 (p = 0.143)
Respiratory exchange ratio	1.23 ± 0.079	1.22 ± 0.103	−0.80 (p = 0.760)

SCI, PAthl with spinal cord injury; AMP/PM, PAthl with amputation/poliomyelitis.

The % difference was calculated as follows: {(AMP/PM − SCI)/AMP/PM} × 100.