Journal article
Normal Standards for an Incremental Progressive Cycle Ergometer Test1–3
Abstract
One hundred healthy subjects (50 male and 50 female), selected to provide an even distribution of age (15 to 71 yr) and height (165 to 194 cm in males and 152 to 176 cm in females), underwent a progressively incremental (100 kpm/min each min) exercise test to a symptom-limited maximum. Measurements were made of O2 intake and CO2 output, ventilation and breathing pattern, heart rate and blood pressure, and rating of perceived exertion. The …
Authors
Jones NL; Makrides L; Hitchcock C; Chypchar T; McCartney N
Journal
American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Vol. 131, No. 5, pp. 700–708
Publication Date
May 1985
DOI
10.1164/arrd.1985.131.5.700
ISSN
1073-449X