Variable | ECT 1 Mean (SD) | ECT 2 Mean (SD) | Difference Mean (95% CI) | P |
VE % MVV | 82 (16) | 81 (18) | −2.7 (−7.4, 2.1) | 0.25 |
VE % estimated MVV | 79 (8) | 81 (12) | −1.6 (−4.7, 1.5) | 0.30 |
HR % estimated HRmax | 94 (4) | 93 (4) | −0.0 (−1.4, 1.3) | 0.94 |
VEpeak (L∙min−1) | 112 (27) | 118 (32) | −0.5 (−3.8, 2.7) | 0.74 |
HRpeak (beats∙min−1) | 186 (8) | 184 (9) | −0.2 (−1.8, 1.5) | 0.81 |
VO2peak (ml∙kg−1∙min−1) | 44 (6) | 46 (8) | 0.6 (−0.7, 1.9) | 0.36 |
BFpeak (breath min−1) | 56 (8) | 56 (9) | −0.5 (−2.9, 1.9) | 0.65 |
RERpeak | 1.11 (0.05) | 1.10 (0.05) | −0.013 (−0.033, 0.018) | 0.21 |
BR (L∙min−1) | 8 (22) | 15 (19) | 8.9 (−2.4, 20.3) | 0.12 |