Table 4
.
Obese
(n=19)
Parameters
Normal weight
(n=19)
Obese
(n=42)
significance
obese vs control
Before
After
significance
before and
after
LT [L·min
-1
]
.94 (.15)
#
1.11 (.21)
*
0.01
1.12 (.21)
†
1.13 (.15)
‡
NS
LT/BM [mL·min·kg
-1
]
16.7 (3.2)
12.1 (2.4)
0.001
12.2 (2.3)
14.0 (1.7)
0.01
LT/FFM [mL·min·kg
-1
]
22.4 (4.1)
21.2 (4.1)
NS
21.3 (3.9)
22.4 (2.8)
NS
VT [L·min
-1
]
.79 (.23)
.88 (.18)
0.05
.89 (.17)
.94 (.25)
NS
VT/BM [mL·min·kg
-1
]
13.8 (.2)
9.6 (2.0)
0.001
9.7 (2.2)
11.5 (2.4)
0.01
VT/FFM [mL·min·kg
-1
]
18.4 (4.7)
16.9 (3.4)
NS
17.0 (3.6)
18.4 (4.5)
NS
LT/VO
2
peak [%]
67.3 (12.4)
65.9 (11.2)
NS
68.4 (13.1)
64.7 (9.9)
NS
VT/VO
2
peak [%]
53.8 (12.1)
53.7 (9.8)
NS
54.9 (11.5)
52.5 (8.4)
NS
* p < 0.001 LT vs VT in obese women
# p < 0.01 LT vs VT in normal weight women
† p < 0.001 LT vs VT in obese women before therapy
‡ p < 0.01 LT vs VT in obese women after therapy.
LT: lactate threshold; VT: ventilatory threshold; BM: body mass; FFM: fat free mass.