TABLE 2.
Mean ± SD of the conditioning parameters assessed during incremental test, by sex and group.
| Sex | Power | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variables | Group | Female | Male | ρ | Hedges’ g |
| V̇O2peak (ml·kg−1·min−1) | 55.2 ± 5.6 | 52.5 ± 4.2 | 57.0 ± 5.7 | 0.054 | 0.80 [large] |
| VT₂ (ml·kg−1·min−1) | 48.4 ± 5.0 | 46.4 ± 4.3 | 49.9 ± 4.8 | 0.107 | 0.71 [medium] |
| %VT₂ (%V̇O2peak) | 87.9 ± 3.2 | 88.3 ± 2.5 | 87.6 ± 3.5 | 0.603 | 0.20 [trivial] |
| vVT₂ (m·s−1) | 1.19 ± 0.08 | 1.11 ± 0.04 | 1.24 ± 0.06* | <0.001 | 1.99 [very large] |
| MAV (m·s−1) | 1.26 ± 0.09 | 1.20 ± 0.07 | 1.30 ± 0.07* | 0.007 | 1.37 [very large] |
| Peak [La−] (mmol·l−1) | 8.4 ± 3.3 | 7.9 ± 2.5 | 8.8 ± 3.6 | 0.178 | 0.27 [small] |
| Peak HR (b·min−1) | 184.1 ± 9.4 | 188.7 ± 9.2 | 180.4 ± 7.8 | 0.059 | 0.95 [large] |
V̇O2peak, maximal oxygen uptake; VT₂ and %VT₂, V̇O2 at the second ventilatory threshold and corresponding percentage value for V̇O2peak; vVT₂, velocity at VT₂; MAV, maximal aerobic velocity; Peak [La−], maximal blood lactate concentration; Peak HR, maximal HR; *, statistical differences for the female group (p < 0.05). The observed sample power for the differences between sexes with regards to vVT2 and MAV are 100 and 88%, respectively. For the other variables, The differences between sexes neither attained statistical significance or sufficient sample power (i.e., <80 %).