Research Article
Test-Retest Reliability and Physiological Responses Associated with the Steep Ramp Anaerobic Test in Patients with COPD
Table 2
End-exercise measures for cardiopulmonary exercise test (CPET), steep ramp test (SR), and Wingate anaerobic test (WAT) presented with means and standard deviations.
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Mean ± standard deviation. *: . †indicates significance from WAT. PWR: peak work rate, : oxygen consumption, : carbon dioxide elimination, : minute ventilation, RER: respiratory exchange ratio, : tidal volume, IC: inspiratory capacity, TLC: total lung capacity, EELV: end expiratory lung volume, EILV: end inspiratory lung volume, IRV: inspiratory reserve volume, RR: respiratory rate, SpO2: oxygen saturation, HR: heart rate. |