Table 5 % VO2max in different treadmill speeds and grades for 16-month-old untrained male Wistar rats.

From: Maximum oxygen consumption and quantification of exercise intensity in untrained male Wistar rats

Grade (°)

Speed (m min−1)

0

12

15

18

21

24

27

0

VO2 (mL kg−1 min−1)

19.3 ± 3.4

31.5 ± 4.4

40.9 ± 4.5

47.7 ± 5.5

51.3 ± 5.9

54.1 ± 4.8

54.7 ± 3.3

%VO2max

35.04 ± 6.68

57.04 ± 6.89

74.48 ± 9.51

86.62 ± 11.40

92.95 ± 10.07

98.31 ± 2.21

100

5

VO2 (mL kg−1 min−1)

19.0 ± 2.5

32.4 ± 3.5

41.1 ± 5.7

47.4 ± 5.3

51.7 ± 4.8

52.9 ± 5.3

 

%VO2max

35.23 ± 8.99

61.77 ± 6.35

78.16 ± 9.13

90.28 ± 7.73

98.72 ± 2.27

100

 

10

VO2 (mL kg−1 min−1)

17.8 ± 2.7

31.4 ± 3.2

39.8 ± 3.6

48.2 ± 5.1

52.1 ± 5.4

  

%VO2max

34.53 ± 7.02

60.42 ± 5.81

76.76 ± 7.39

92.46 ± 2.16

100

  
  1. All values are presented as mean ± SD, n = 10 for each group. %VO2max is the ratio of VO2 to VO2max.