Table 3.
Test-retest reproducibility of MCAv kinetics parameters to moderate- and heavy-intensity cycling in healthy adults
| Moderate Intensity |
Heavy Intensity |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| CV (%) | ICC | CV | ICC | |
| MCAv τ, s | 35.9 | 0.64 | 19.5 | 0.77 |
| MCAv amplitude, cm·s−1 | 8.7 | 0.65 | 7.8 | 0.79 |
| MCAv amplitude, % | 45.6 | 0.55 | 20.3 | 0.86 |
| MCAv TD, s | 42.0 | 0.70 | 22.7 | 0.82 |
| MCAv MRT, s | 21.8 | 0.55 | 11.8 | 0.78 |
| MCAvend, cm·s−1 | 9.9 | 0.45 | 7.4 | 0.73 |
n = 17 subjects. CV, coefficient of variation; ICC, intraclass correlation coefficient; MCAv, middle cerebral artery blood velocity; MCAvend, MCAv at end of exercise bout; MRT, mean response time; τ, time constant; TD, time delay.