Incremental cardiopulmonary exercise test characteristics
| Peak Vo2, l/min | 0.971±0.355 |
| Peak Vo2/kg, ml/min/kg | 12±4 |
| Peak Vo2, % predicted | 55±19 |
| Peak work rate, Watts | 61 (47–97) |
| Peak work rate, % predicted | 56±23 |
| Vo2 at AT, l/min | 0.694±0.173 |
| Vo2 at AT, % predicted peak Vo2 | 42±11 |
| Peak HR, beats/min | 132±27 |
| Peak HR, % predicted | 85±12 |
| Peak Vo2/HR, ml | 7±2 |
| Peak Vo2/HR, % predicted | 70±24 |
| Peak Ve, l/min | 62.4 (52.6–81.1) |
| Ve/Vo2 at AT | 48 (40–56) |
| Ve/Vco2 at AT | 51 (47–64) |
| Petco2 at AT, mm Hg | 24±5 |
| End-exercise Petco2, mm Hg | 20±5 |
| Resting Spo2, % | 95±3 |
| End-exercise Spo2, % | 90±6 |
| RER | 1.16±0.15 |
Data are expressed as mean±SD or median (IQR).
AT, anaerobic threshold; Petco2, end-tidal carbon dioxide partial pressure; RER, respiratory exchange ratio; Spo2, arterial oxygen saturation; Ve, minute ventilation; Ve/Vco2, ventilatory equivalent for carbon dioxide; Ve/Vo2, ventilatory equivalent for oxygen; Vo2, oxygen uptake; Vo2/HR, oxygen pulse.