Effects of Adiposity and Prader-Willi Syndrome on Postexercise Heart Rate Recovery

Table 3

Responses to submaximal intensity exercise, presented as mean ± SD.

	NW	OB	PWS
Absolute submaximal power output (W)	67.5 ± 14.0	69.0 ± 14.8	64.8 ± 31.3
Relative submaximal power output (W·kg LBM^−1)	2.7 ± 0.4	2.4 ± 0.4	2.1 ± 0.3*
Percentage of peak relative workload (%)	70.9 ± 15.0	65.9 ± 10.5	71.5 ± 10.5
Submaximal exercise heart rate (bpm)	170 ± 8^‡	161 ± 9*	148 ± 15^*,†
Percentage of peak heart rate (%)	91.6 ± 5.5	85.1 ± 6.1*	88.7 ± 5.4
Submaximal SBP (mm Hg)	122 ± 12	136 ± 12*	129 ± 20
Submaximal DBP (mm Hg)	58 ± 14	65 ± 11	65 ± 10

Values are significant at P < 0.050; *different than NW; ^†different than OB; ^‡different than PWS.