Table 8.
Cycle commuters | Oxygen uptake in cycle commuting | Oxygen uptake in cycle commuting minus 1 MET | ||||
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L km−1 | mL kg bw−1 km−1 | mL (kg bw + cw)−1 km−1 | L km−1 | mL kg bw−1 km−1 | mL (kg bw + cw)−1 km−1 | |
Men (n = 10) |
7.76 1.16 (6.93–8.59) |
91.9 11.7 (83.6–100.3) |
76.3 8.9 (69.9–82.7) |
6.86 1.11 (6.07–7.65) |
81.3 11.2 (73.3–89.3) |
67.5 8.8 (61.1–73.8) |
Women (n = 10) |
6.10* 0.83 (5.51–6.69) |
93.9 16.8 (81.9–105.9) |
74.9 11.6 (66.6–83.2) |
5.27* 0.79 (4.71–5.84) |
81.3 16.0 (69.8–92.7) |
64.8 11.2 (56.8–72.8) |
p < 0.05.