Table 2.
Average values of considered variables registered during progressive ergocycle test in the hypoxic and control groups. Data are means (±SD)
Variable
Phase 1
Phase 2
Hypoxic
Control
Hypoxic
Control
WR
max
(W)
380 (30)
383 (19)
405 (33)
*
384 (18)
WR
LT
(W)
280 (27)
270 (19)
303 (32)
*
270 (19)
%WR
max
at LT
73.5 (3.2)
70.2 (3.4)
74.6 (2.1)
70.1 (3.1)
VO
2max
(ml·min
-1
)
4520 (273
)
4667 (264)
4703 (348)
*
4653 (233)
VO
2max
(ml·kg
-1
·min
-1
)
67.5 (2.5)
67.7 (2.0)
70.5 (1.5)
*
67.6 (1.8 )
VO
2LT
(ml·min
-1
)
3666 (238)
3575 (190)
4000 (310)
*
3610 (151)
VO
2LT
(ml·kg
-1
·min
-1
)
55.5 (3.5)
51.7 (.8)
59.8 (1.6)
*
53.2 (1.5)
% VO
2max
at LT
81.8 (5.2)
76.3 (2.2)
84.8 (2.6)
78.1 (1.5)
VE
max
(l·min
-1
)
171.1 (13.1)
178.1 (7.6)
179.9 (16.1)
*
176.4 (6.7)
RER
max
1.09 (.02)
1.09 (.01)
1.09 (.01)
1.1 (.01)
HR
max
(bpm)
195 (5)
194 (6)
192 (3)
193 (4.9)
Delta LA (mmol·l
-1
)
8.23 (.65)
8.43 (.80)
9.1 (.87)
*
8.12 (1.1)
* p < 0.05.