Table 2 Cardiopulmonary exercise testing

W (watts)

57.7 ± 3.4

63.4 ± 4.4

44.0 ± 4.6

0.011

W (%)

51.0 ± 2.5

52.8 ± 2.9

43.8 ± 4.6

0.192

VO2 (ml/min)

1111 ± 43

1150 ± 55

1033 ± 69

0.513

VO2 (%)

62.9 ± 2.3

61.2 ± 2.9

66.1 ± 3.9

0.638

VO2 (ml/min/kg)

16.0 ± 0.6

16.7 ± 0.8

14.0 ± 0.9

0.044

AT (ml/min/kg)

10.4 ± 0.4

11.0 ± 0.5

9.1 ± 0.6

0.019

O2 pulse (ml/min/beat)

9.3 ± 0.3

8.9 ± 0.3

10.1 ± 0.6

0.137

Ve (L/min)

61.4 ± 2.0

63.3 ± 2.6

63.3 ± 2.6

0.416

Ve/VO2

41.2 ± 1.0

40.8 ± 1.3

42.3 ± 1.4

0.299

Ve/VCO2

48.3 ± 1.0

47.1 ± 1.3

51.7 ± 1.4

0.036

AaDO2 (mmHg)

50.7 ± 1.3

50.4 ± 1.7

51.5 ± 1.6

0.775

Vd/Vt (%)

35.8 ± 1.2

32.2 ± 1.4

44.5 ± 1.6

< 0.001

a-et CO2 (mmHg)

5.74 ± 0.5

4.1 ± 0.5

9.9 ± 0.8

< 0.001

Ve/VCO2 slope

49.6 ± 1.6

48.6 ± 2.0

53.2 ± 2.3

0.145

RER

1.08 ± 0.01

1.09 ± 0.01

1.05 ± 0.02

0.143