Determination of Best Criteria to Determine Final and Initial Speeds within Ramp Exercise Testing Protocols

Table 2

Descriptive values for 𝑉_O2max (mL·kg⁻¹·min⁻¹) by age and sex groups.

	Age (years)
	Males (𝑁=70)			Females (𝑁=47)
	18–29; (𝑁=39)	30–39; (𝑁=20)	>40; (𝑁=11)	18–29; (𝑁=32)	30–39; (𝑁=10)	>40; (𝑁=5)
Mean	46.2	41.1	39.4	39.0	34.3	37.0
SD	5.8	4.4	3.9	5.9	6.3	4.6
Minimum	36.5	32.8	34.0	26.2	25.6	29.5
Maximum	61.5	47.9	44.2	54.8	45.3	40.4