Journal of Sports Science and Medicine

Table 3. Baseline physiological characteristics for selected secondary dependent variables.

Variable	Group	Mean (±SD)	P-value/d
VO₂peak (mL·kg^-1· min^-1)	CA	22.3 (6.3)*	.03/0.7
VO₂peak (mL·kg^-1· min^-1)	NC	27.7 (7.6)	.03/0.7
HR_max (bpm)	CA	155(16) *	.001/1.3
HR_max (bpm)	NC	172(10)	.001/1.3
TOF (minutes)	CA	10.7 (3.7) *	.01/0.9
TOF (minutes)	NC	14.0 (3.5)	.01/0.9
BLa@stage2 (mmol/L)	CA	2.70 (.79)	.2/0.25
BLa@stage2 (mmol/L)	NC	2.90 (.81)	.2/0.25
SC@rest (Î¼g/dL)	CA	.13 (.05)	.59/0.2
SC@rest (Î¼g/dL)	NC	.14 (.07)	.59/0.2

CA = cancer group; NC = non-cancer group; VO₂peak = peak volume of oxygen uptake; HR = heart rate; TOF = time of fatigue; BLa = blood lactate accumulation; SC = salivary cortisol concentration. *Significantly different (p < 0.05) versus the NC group. “d” indicates Cohen’s d as a measure of effect size.