Table 1. Physiological characteristics and peak exercise response (mean ± SD).
|
Youth |
Adults |
t-test |
̇VO2peak (mL·min-1.kg-1) |
61.7 ± 4.3 |
68.4 ± 6.8* |
p=0.005 |
̇VO2peak (L·min-1) |
3.32 ± 0.7 |
4.70 ± 1.0* |
p<0.001 |
Pmax (W) |
293 ± 53 |
421 ± 77* |
p<0.001 |
Pmax (W·kg-1) |
5.5 ± 0.6 |
6.1 ± 0.5* |
p=0.002 |
Power output at 90% VT (W) |
133 ± 29 |
186 ± 43* |
p=0.001 |
Power output at 90% VT (W·kg-1) |
2.5 ± 0.7 |
2.7 ± 0.3 |
p=0.435 |
Power output at ∆50% (W) |
212 ± 48 |
313 ± 62* |
p<0.001 |
Power output at ∆50% (W·kg-1) |
3.9 ± 0.5 |
4.6 ± 0.4* |
p=0.002 |
* p < 0.05 between the groups.