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. 2020 Jun 30;2:65. doi: 10.3389/fspor.2020.00065

Table 6.

Respiratory exchange ratio, caloric coefficient and energy expenditure (total and minus 1 MET) in cycle commuting (mean, SD and 95% CI).

Cycle commuters Respiratory exchange ratio Caloric coefficient Energy expenditure in cycle commuting Energy expenditure in cycle commuting minus 1 MET
VCO2 VO2−1 kcal VO2 L min−1 kcal min−1 kcal kg bw−1 min−1 kcal (kg bw + cw)−1 min−1 kcal min−1 kcal kg bw−1 min−1 kcal (kg bw + cw)−1 min−1
Men
(n = 10)		 0.912
0.055
(0.873–0.951)		 4.94
0.07
(4.89–4.99)		 12.9
2.95
(10.8–15.0)		 0.151
0.023
(0.135–0.167)		 0.126
0.022
(0.110–0.142)		 11.4
2.78
(9.4–13.4)		 0.134
0.023
(0.118–0.150)		 0.112
0.021
(0.096–0.127)
Women
(n = 10)		 0.930
0.037
(0.903–0.957)		 4.96
0.04
(4.93–4.99)		 8.42*
1.05
(7.66–9.17)		 0.129*
0.019
(0.115–0.143)		 0.103*
0.014
(0.093–0.113)		 7.28*
1.03
(6.54–8.01)		 0.112*
0.019
(0.098–0.126)		 0.089*
0.014
(0.079–0.099)
*

p < 0.05.