Table 2.
Average metabolic heat production () and workload values during exercise in the heat in obese and lean girls.
Obese |
Lean |
p-Total | p-Group | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total (21) | Fit (12) | Unfit (9) | Total (13) | Fit (5) | Unfit (8) | |||
(W) | 304 ± 60a | 313 ± 62b | 292 ± 58 | 251 ± 53a | 281 ± 52 | 232 ± 48b | 0.01 | 0.04 |
(W.m−2) | 190 ± 38 | 199 ± 42 | 178 ± 30 | 179 ± 33 | 199 ± 26 | 166 ± 32 | 0.40 | 0.18 |
(W.kg−1) | 5.2 ± 1.2 | 5.5 ± 1.4 | 4.7 ± 0.9 | 5.7 ± 1.0 | 6.3 ± 0.7 | 5.3 ± 1.0 | 0.20 | 0.10 |
Workload (W) | 30 ± 12 | 31 ± 12 | 28 ± 13 | 32 ± 11 | 35 ± 14 | 30 ± 9 | 0.40 | 0.84 |
% VO2max | 44.1 ± 7.5 | 41.5 ± 5.5 | 47.7 ± 8.6 | 43.2 ± 4.5 | 42.8 ± 4.2 | 43.6 ± 4.6 | 0.70 | 0.10 |
Obese > Lean.
Obese fit > Lean unfit.