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. 2019 Apr 18;96(4):464–471. doi: 10.1016/j.jped.2018.12.011

Table 2.

Average metabolic heat production (H˙p) 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)
H˙p (W) 304 ± 60a 313 ± 62b 292 ± 58 251 ± 53a 281 ± 52 232 ± 48b 0.01 0.04
H˙p (W.m−2) 190 ± 38 199 ± 42 178 ± 30 179 ± 33 199 ± 26 166 ± 32 0.40 0.18
H˙p (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
a

Obese > Lean.

b

Obese fit > Lean unfit.