Table 5.
Means (±SD) for physiological variables for women and men on the Stationary (SE) and Dynamic (DE) Ergometer.
HR
†
(bpm)
Total Body RPE
Lower
Extremity RPE
Absolute VO
2
†
(L
.
·min
-1
)
Relative VO
2
†
(ml·kg
-1
·min
-1
)
Efficiency
(W·L·min
-1
)
RER
*
Women
SE
187 (4)
7.6 (1.0)
7.4 (1.0)
3.11 (0.31)
47.3 (4.6)
67.5 (4.60)
‡
1.06 (0.06)
(N=14)
DE
187 (6)
7.7 (0.9)
7.2 (1.0)
3.12 (0.30)
47.4 (3.5)
67.5 (5.50)
1.03 (0.04)
Men
SE
181 (7)
7.5 (1.1)
7.4 (1.3)
4.44 (0.58)
#
55.5 (5.4)
#
75.8 (10.6)
#
1.06 (0.05)
(N=14)
DE
184 (6)
7.3 (1.7)
7.0 (1.9)
4.68 (0.50)
58.3 (3.5)
71.8 (7.10)
1.05 (0.05)
Note.
*Statistically significant (a = 0.05) difference between ergometers
† Statistically significant (a = 0.05) difference between sexes (a = 0.05)
# SE significantly (a = 0.0253) different from DE within sex
‡ Women significantly (a = 0.0127) different than men within condition.