Table 3.
Oxygen uptake kinetics and oxygen deficit.
Variables
Normal Weight
(n = 10)
Severely overweight
(n = 8)
Phase I O
2
Kinetics (VO
2
L·min
-1
)
.72 (.15)
.75 (.13)
𝜏 Phase II (time in sec)
41.5 (21.3)
33.9 (22.7)
O
2
Deficit (L)
.34 (.20)
.75 (.47)
*
* p < 0.05.