Table 3.
Physiological responses to VO2 Peak Test and acute, intermittent exercise before and after training
| BCS (n=13) | CON (n=13) | P values | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRE | POST | PRE | POST | G x T | Group | Time | |
| CPET | |||||||
| VO2Peak (mL/kg/min) | 21.4 (6.6) | 22.3 (5.6) | 22.5 (2.8) | 23.6 (4.5) | 0.860 | 0.523 | 0.164 |
| Peak HR (bpm) | 160 (18) | 160 (17) | 157 (10) | 158 (12) | 0.830 | 0.709 | 0.910 |
| Peak Power Output (W) | 119 (34) | 137 (40) | 129 (21) | 136 (24) | 0.050 | 0.713 | <0.001 |
| Duration (min:sec) | 9:56 (2:07) | 11:09 (2:22) | 10:17 (1:25) | 10:47 (2:34) | 0.236 | 0.928 | 0.006 |
| Acute Exercise Trial | |||||||
| Resistance (W) | 74 (20) | 83 (24) | 77 (16) | 82 (82) | 0.194 | 0.848 | <0.001 |
| Average RPE | 14 (3) | 13 (1) | 13 (1) | 14 (1) | 0.070 | 0.709 | 0.588 |
| Average HR (bpm) | 136 (8) | 136 (7) | 135 (8) | 145 (9) | 0.139 | 0.166 | 0.149 |
Data are mean (SD). Abbreviations: BCS, Breast Cancer Survivor; CON, Healthy Control; PRE, Pre-Training; POST, Post-Training; CPET, cardiopulmonary exercise test; VO2peak, peak oxygen uptake; G X T, group x time interaction