Table 2.
Exercise stress test outcomes of N = 20 study participants
| Exercise stress test outcome | All (N = 20) |
Females (n = 8) |
Males (n = 12) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Range | Mean | SD | Range | |
| Peak VO2% of predicted (%) | 76.7 | 17.0 | 73.3 | 19.1 | 51.5, 99.8 | 78.9 | 15.9 | 51.6, 103.9 |
| RER | 1.13 | 0.10 | 1.14 | 0.10 | 0.98, 1.25 | 1.12 | 0.10 | 0.97, 1.32 |
| Peak HR (bpm) | 186 | 17 | 188 | 17 | 160, 206 | 185 | 18 | 153, 214 |
| HRmax (bpm) | 208 | 3 | 208 | 2 | 206, 212 | 209 | 3 | 204, 212 |
| Peak HR / HRmax (%) | 89.5 | 8.3 | 90.7 | 8.3 | 75.8, 100.0 | 88.7 | 8.5 | 72.5, 101.4 |
bpm, beats per minute; HR, heart rate; HRmax, maximum HR = 220 – age; RER, respiratory exchange ratio; VO2, oxygen uptake.