Table 1.
Physiological characteristics and peak exercise response (mean ± SD).
Youth
Adults
t-test
̇VO
2peak
(mL·min
-1.
kg
-1
)
61.7 ± 4.3
68.4 ± 6.8
*
p=0.005
̇VO
2peak
(L·min
-1
)
3.32 ± 0.7
4.70 ± 1.0
*
p<0.001
P
max
(W)
293 ± 53
421 ± 77
*
p<0.001
P
max
(W·kg
-1
)
5.5 ± 0.6
6.1 ± 0.5
*
p=0.002
Power output at 90% VT (W)
133 ± 29
186 ± 43
*
p=0.001
Power output at 90% VT (W·kg
-1
)
2.5 ± 0.7
2.7 ± 0.3
p=0.435
Power output at ∆50% (W)
212 ± 48
313 ± 62
*
p<0.001
Power output at ∆50% (W·kg
-1
)
3.9 ± 0.5
4.6 ± 0.4
*
p=0.002
* p < 0.05 between the groups.