FIGURE 3.

Cardiac, hemodynamic and pulmonary variables at a given fixed submaximal exercise workload (100 W) in women and men prior to and after blood normalization. *P < 0.05 between women and men prior to blood normalization. ^†P < 0.05 between women and men after blood normalization. Data are expressed as mean ± SEM. Number of biological observations for each graph: LVEDV (n = 42), LVESV (n = 42), SV (n = 42), HR (n = 42), SBP (n = 38), SVR (n = 38), Q (n = 42), VO₂ (n = 35). HR, heart rate; LVEDV, left ventricular end-diastolic volume; LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction; Q, cardiac output; SBP, systolic blood pressure; SV, stroke volume; SVR, systemic vascular resistance; VO₂, oxygen uptake (per kg of body weight).