Table 4. Analysis of variance (ANOVA) of the variables in the stress test.
| Comparisons between groups |
BE control |
Tennis control |
ER/ Tennis |
| Variables |
Dif.(n=25) |
Dif.(n=27) |
Dif.(n=27) |
| Initial HRmax |
–.12 |
–5.08 |
4.96 |
| Final HRmax |
10.26 |
4.51 |
5.74 |
| Initial METS |
–.15 |
–.01 |
–.15 |
| Final METS |
1.09 |
1.19 * |
–.10 |
| Initial exercise T` |
–.21 |
.03 |
–.24 |
| Final exercise T` |
1.42 |
1.52 * |
–.10 |
| Initial HRrest |
1.34 |
–3.32 |
4.67 |
| Final HRrest |
–1.42 |
–6.90 |
5.48 |
HRmax: maximum heart rate achieved in the stress test; METS: metabolic equivalents; T`Test: test duration in minutes; HR rest: cardiac frequency before the start the test. * p < 0.05; ** p < 0.01; *** p < 0.001
