Heart Rate

METs

VO₂ (ml/Kg/min)

Floor

Male ± SD

Female ± SD

Sig

Male ± SD

Female ± SD

Sig

Male ± SD

Female ± SD

Sig

Ascending

0

74.33 ± 7.18

76.64 ± 11.30

0.514

1.74 ± 0.21

1.40 ± 0.32

0.300

6.10 ± 1.75

4.89 ± 1.13

0.068

1

103.40 ± 10.68

114.57 ± 13.33

0.019

3.47 ± 1.23

3.47 ± 1.33

0.199

12.14 ± 4.29

12.16 ± 4.67

0.992

2

115.00 ± 11.72

126.50 ± 12.12

0.015

5.80 ± 1.54

4.81 ± 1.71

0.931

20.31 ± 5.39

16.85 ± 5.99

0.113

3

120.13 ± 17.17

138.50 ± 12.73

0.003

6.28 ± 1.34

6.73 ± 1.57

0.933

21.99 ± 4.68

23.55 ± 5.51

0.415

4

123.27 ± 16.43

148.57 12.01

0.000

6.55 ± 1.42

7.45 ± 1.34

0.066

22.93 ± 4.98

26.07 ± 4.71

0.092

5

127.47 ± 20.73

151.29 ± 11.60

0.001

7.55 ± 1.32

7.58 ± 0.99

0.539

26.41 ± 4.63

26.54 ± 3.47

0.712

Descending

5r

96.33 ± 14.45

121.29 ± 12.83

0.003

2.98 ± 0.55

2.79 ± 0.32

0.574

10.44 ± 2.93

9.76 ± 2.43

0.500

4

102.13 ± 22.80

114.93 ± 13.85

0.081

3.21 ± 0.49

3.43 ± 0.57

0.401

11.23 ± 2.99

12.02 ± 2.62

0.458

3

99.07 ± 20.23

116.64 ± 14.30

0.012

3.27 ± 0.66

3.79 ± 0.54

0.150

11.44 ± 2.81

13.28 ± 3.14

0.107

2

98.40 ± 18.45

117.86 ± 13.54

0.003

3.59 ± 0.75

3.57 ± 0.75

0.926

12.57 ± 3.88

12.50 ± 3.10

0.959

1

100.33 ± 18.60

117.71 ± 14.75

0.010

3.19 ± 2.78

3.62 ± 0.61

0.210

11.17 ± 3.44

12.68 ± 2.90

0.216