Table 2 Mean values of EE, the percentage EE to total cardiopulmonary work, and the percentage of net cardiopulmonary EE at rest and each walking speed under all conditions.

From: Measuring the Energy of Ventilation and Circulation during Human Walking using Induced Hypoxia

 

Normoxia

Moderate

Severe

Watts, W

   

0.67 m s−1

26.5

27.5

32.5

0.86 m s−1

28.2

28.7

34.8

1.06 m s−1

29.4

30.6

36.9

1.25 m s−1

31.9

33.3

40.4

1.44 m s−1

34.4

36.5

45.1

1.64 m s−1

38.4

41.0

52.0

1.83 m s−1

43.4

46.5

60.2

%EE, %

   

0.67 m s−1

12.6

13.4

14.9

0.86 m s−1

12.3

12.8

14.7

1.06 m s−1

11.7

12.1

14.2

1.25 m s−1

11.4

11.7

14.0

1.44 m s−1

10.5

11.0

13.3

1.64 m s−1

9.3

9.9

12.3

1.83 m s−1

8.8

9.3

11.7

% walk net, %

   

0.67 m s−1

2.6

2.9

4.5

0.86 m s−1

3.6

3.4

5.6

1.06 m s−1

3.8

4.0

6.1

1.25 m s−1

4.6

4.8

7.1

1.44 m s−1

4.8

5.2

7.6

1.64 m s−1

4.8

5.2

7.7

1.83 m s−1

5.0

5.5

8.0