Cardiopulmonary exercise test variables of the study sample
| CPET variables | All sample (n=972) |
| VO2peak, mL/kg/min | 22.1 (17.1, 27.4) |
| VO2peak, percentual of predicted* | 70.7 (58.8, 83.4) |
| HRpeak, bpm | 144 (125, 160) |
| HRpeak, percentual of predicted†| 89.0 (78.3, 97.5) |
| HRrest, bpm | 68 (61, 75) |
| HRR, bpm | 76 (57, 91) |
| Peak RER | 1.20 (1.15, 1.27) |
| VO2 at VT1, mL/kg/min | 12.4 (10.6, 14.5) |
| VO2 at VT1, %VO2peak | 58.4 (51.9, 64.6) |
| HR at VT1, bpm | 96 (88, 107) |
| HR at VT1, %HRpeak | 68.8 (63.8, 74.7) |
| HR at VT1, %HRR | 39.0 (32.9, 45.8) |
| VO2 at VT2, mL/kg/min | 19.1 (15.2, 24.3) |
| VO2 at VT2, %VO2peak | 89.0 (85.0, 92.6) |
| HR at VT2, bpm | 125 (109, 142) |
| HR at VT2, %HRpeak | 89.1 (85.8, 92.2) |
| HR at VT2, %HRR | 78.0 (71.6, 84.5) |
Data expressed as median and IQR.
*According to Brazilian reference values.
†According to Tanaka et al.23
HR, heart rate; HRpeak, peak heart rate; %HRpeak, percentage of peak HR; %HRR, percentage of HR reserve; HRrest, rest HR; RER, respiratory exchange ratio; VO2, oxygen uptake; VO2peak, peak VO2; %VO2peak, percentage of VO2peak; VT1, first ventilatory threshold; VT2, second VT.