Physiological responses to identical workloads during the constant work rate test before and after training
| Unassisted | Assisted | Mean difference | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean change (%) | 95% CI | Mean change (%) | 95% CI | % | 95% CI | p value | |
| Ve=minute ventilation. | |||||||
| Lactate | –11.6 | –30.6 to +7.4 | –30 | –44.3 to –15.6 | 18.4 | 3.3 to 40 | 0.09 |
| Heart rate | –6.7 | –12.6 to –0.8 | –11.8 | –17.5 to –6.1 | 5.1 | –12.7 to –2.4 | 0.17 |
| Ve | –6.1 | –9.4 to –2.8 | –6.6 | –12.6 to –0.6 | 0.6 | –6.1 to +7.1 | 0.88 |
| Duration | +74 | +36 to +113 | +123 | +54 to +193 | 48.9 | –32 to 129 | 0.22 |