| | Variable | Leg cycle exercise test | | Stroke | Control | 95% CI | value | | () | () |
| | O2 (mL⋅kg−1⋅min−1), mean ± SD | 13.0 ± 4.6 | 19.6 ± 3.6 | −9.8, −3.2 | <0.001 | | Heart rate (bpm), mean ± SD | 117 ± 20 | 138 ± 7 | −32, −8 | 0.003 | | Respiratory exchange ratio, mean ± SD | 1.15 ± 0.18 | 1.10 ± 0.12 | −0.06, 0.18 | 0.336 | | Minute ventilation (L⋅min−1), mean ± SD | 29.6 ± 13.1 | 36.7 ± 11.8 | −17.0, 2.7 | 0.150 | | Ventilatory equivalent of oxygen, mean ± SD | 38.3 ± 7.2 | 31.5 ± 5.0 | 1.8, 11.8 | 0.009 | | Ventilatory equivalent of carbon dioxide, mean ± SD | 36.0 ± 7.4 | 29.9 ± 3.7 | 1.4, 11.0 | 0.014 | | End-tidal oxygen fraction (%), mean ± SD | 16.4 ± 1.1 | 15.5 ± 0.9 | 0.1, 1.7 | 0.028 | | End-tidal carbon dioxide fraction (%), mean ± SD | 5.51 ± 0.75 | 5.99 ± 0.62 | −1.0, 0.1 | 0.081 | | Work rate (), mean ± SD | 55.0 ± 34.6 | 92.4 ± 9.2 | −60.4, −14.5 | 0.004 | | Systolic blood pressure (mmHg), mean ± SD | 164 ± 24 | 187 ± 16 | −38, −7 | 0.009 | | Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg), mean ± SD | 88 ± 14 | 93 ± 16 | −17, 6 | 0.363 | | Ratings of perceived exertion, median (IQR) | 13 (13, 15) | 13 (13, 15) | NA | 0.923 | | O2 at the ventilatory threshold (mL⋅kg−1⋅min−1), mean ± SD | 9.5 ± 2.2 | 14.7 ± 2.6 | −7.1, −3.4 | <0.001 | | Number of participants who terminated exercise test when achieving 85% of the age-predicted maximal heart rate, (%) | 6 (37.5) | 12 (100.0) | NA | <0.001 | | Number of participants who achieved the respiratory exchange ratio at peak exercise of 1.10 or more, (%) | 9 (56.3) | 8 (66.7) | NA | 0.705 | | Termination reasons prior to achieving 85% of the age-predicted maximal heart rate, (%) | | | | | | General fatigue | 4 (25.0) | 0 (0.0) | | | | Leg muscle fatigue | 5 (31.2) | 0 (0.0) | | | | Diastolic blood pressure > 115 mmHg | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | | | | Ankle clonus | 1 (6.3) | 0 (0.0) | | |
|
|
