Table 8.

Respiratory exchange ratio (VCO₂ · VO${}_2^{-}$¹), caloric coefficient (cal · VO${}_2^{-}$¹), energy expenditure (total and minus 1 MET) in walking commuting (mean, SD and 95% CI).

Walking commuters	Respiratory exchange ratio	Caloric coefficient	Energy expenditure per minute		Energy expenditure – 1 MET per minute
	L ·L−1	kcal ·(L ·min−1)−1	kcal ·min−1	kcal ·kg−1 ·min−1	(kcal - kcal) ·min−1	(kcal - kcal) ·kg−1 ·min−1
Men (n = 10)	0.872 0.035 (0.846–0.897)	4.89 0.04 (4.86–4.92)	7.33 1.58 (6.19–8.46)	0.0911 0.0150 (0.0804–0.1019)	6.15 1.48 (5.09–7.21)	0.0765 0.0150 (0.0657–0.0872)
Women (n = 10)	0.842 0.046 (0.809–0.874)	4.85 0.06 (4.81–4.89)	5.74* 0.80 (5.17–6.32)	0.0947 0.0124 (0.0858–0.1036)	4.85* 0.75 (4.32–5.38)	0.0801 0.0125 (0.0712–0.0890)

^*Significant differences (p < 0.05) between men and women.