Table 1.  Gas exchange variables measured by the Innocor and CardiO2 at peak exercise.

Gas exchange variables

Innocor
mean (SD)

CardiO2
mean (SD)

p
value

Difference
%

Cronbach’s
Alpha

VO2 (l.min-1)

2.88 (1.02)

2.83 (.80)

.97

.15

.89

VCO2 (l.min-1)

2.95 (1.14)

3.19 (1.21)

.19

7.52

.91

VE (l.min-1)

79.62 (28.72)

81.31 (32.76)

.55

2.08

.97

FeO2 (%)

17.29 (0.54)

17.31 (.52)

.87

.12

.78

FeCO2 (%)

3.69 (0.59)

3.97 (.39)

.11

7.05

.35

RER

1.02 (0.13)

1.13 (.14) *

.04

8.15

.53

Abbreviations: VO2 - oxygen uptake, VCO2 - carbon dioxide production, VE - minute ventilation, FeO2 - fraction of expired oxygen, FeCO2 - fraction of expired carbon dioxide, RER – respiratory exchange ratio. * significantly different (p < 0.05).