Table 1 Outcome values from the DLP and CE

\(\dot {V}\text {O}_{\mathrm {2peak}}\)/(L/min)

3.207 ±0.499

4.099 ±0.492

-0.892 (-1.138,-0.646)

0.0000067

HR_peak/(bpm)

174 ±14

182 ±13

-8 (-12,-4)

0.0016

RER_peak

1.21 ±0.07

1.18 ±0.05

0.02 (-0.01,0.06)

0.17

\(\dot {V}\text {O}_{\mathrm {2VT1}}\)/(L/min)

1.555 ±0.358

1.779 ±0.349

-0.224 (-0.421,-0.027)

0.029

\(\dot {V}\text {O}_{\mathrm {2VT2}}\)/(L/min)

2.704 ±0.414

3.472 ±0.551

-0.768 (-1.140,-0.396)

0.0012

t_ramp/(min)

9.3 ±1.5

10.7 ±1.2

-1.4 (-2.1,-0.8)

0.00067