Table 3 Activity oxygen consumption and activity energy expenditure for standardized physical activity in people with T7-12 motor-complete SCI

From: Erratum: Energy expenditure in people with motor-complete paraplegia

Activities

Activity oxygen consumption VO 2 l min −1

Activity oxygen consumption VO 2 ml kg min −1 (km h −1 or Watt)

AEE kcal min −1

AEE kcal kg min −1 (km h −1 or Watt)

SCI MET

 

Mean±s.d.

Mean±s.d.

Mean±s.d.

Mean±s.d.

Mean 

 

All

Women

Men

All

Women

Men

All

Women

Men

All

Women

Men

All

Sedentary

             

 Watch TV

0.08±0.04

0.06±0.04

0.08±0.04

1.04 ± 0.57

1.01±0.79

1.05±0.49

0.38±0.19

0.31±0.18

0.40±0.19

0.005±0.003

0.005±0.004

0.005±0.002

1.47

 Computer desk work

0.09±0.004

0.07±0.04

0.09±0.04

1.22±0.53

1.22±0.72

1.22±0.46

0.45±0.19

0.37±0.16

0.48±0.19

0.005±0.003

0.005±0.004

0.005±0.003

1.55

NEPA

             

 Setting a table

0.34±0.06a

0.23±0.05

0.38±0.07

4.62±1.02

3.96±0.9

4.86±0.97

1.61±0.43a

1.13±0.23

1.79±0.33

0.022±0.005

0.019±0.004

0.023±0.005

2.93

 Wheeling the wheelchair indoors (km h−1)

0.44±0.17a

0.27±0.09

0.5±0.15

1.30±0.23b

1.19±0.25b

1.34±0.21b

2.10±0.81a

1.30±0.42

2.38±0.72

0.006±0.001b

0.006±0.001b

0.006±0.001b

3.48

 Wheeling the wheelchair outdoors (‘Borg 10 to 11’) (km h−1)

0.56±0.19a

0.37±0.10

0.64±0.16

1.17±0.24b

1.11±0.27b

1.19±0.24b

2.70±0.94a

1.75±0.47

3.06±0.82

0.006±0.001b

0.005±0.001b

0.006±0.001b

4.19

 Hand bike outdoors (‘Borg 10 to 11’)(km h−1)

0.64±0.24

0.54±0.1

0.65±0.16

0.88±0.21c

1.18±0.13c

0.83±0.21c

3.05±0.76

2.77±0.52

3.1±0.8

0.004±0.0001c

0.006±0.0007c

0.004±0.0001c

4.78

Exercise

             

 Weight training

0.62±0.19a

0.39±0.1

0.70±0.14

8.43±2.15a

6.44±1.09

9.17±1.98

3.37±1.15a

2.0±0.53

3.87±0.87

0.046±0.013a

0.033±0.007a

0.05±0.01a

5.0

 Arm cranking 18W ‘low’

0.41±0.05

0.40±0.05

0.46±0.001

6.49±1.18

6.77±1.05

5.22±1.1

2.06±0.27

1.99±0.26

2.33±0.05

0.032±0.06

0.034±0.006

0.027±0.05

3.73

 Arm cranking 24W ‘low’

0.53±0.08

0.41±0.03

0.54±0.07

7.12±1.2

8.0±1.67

7.06±1.2

2.62±0.35

2.10±0.23

2.66±0.33

0.035±0.06

0.041±0.01

0.035±0.06

4.11

 Arm cranking 36W ‘high’

0.59±0.10

0.54±0.09

0.68±0.06

8.77±1.30

8.76±0.90

8.79±2.07

2.99±0.55

2.74±0.47

3.49±0.27

0.044±0.007

0.044±0.005

0.045±0.01

4.90

 Arm cranking 42W ‘high’

0.74±0.09

0.61

0.75±0.08

9.67±1.69

10.87

9.61±1.70

3.70±0.38

3.43

3.71±0.38

0.049±0.009

0.06

0.049±0.009

5.36

 Ski ergometer (Watt)

0.77±0.24a

0.56±0.16

0.85±0.22

0.38±0.13a,d

0.51±0.14d

0.34±0.10d

3.97±1.26

2.87±0.79

4.37±1.16

0.002±0.0007d

0.003±0.0008d

0.002±0.0005d

5.71

 Circuit training

0.78±0.25a

0.58±0.13

0.86±0.25

10.77±2.86

9.72±2.01

11.16±3.06

4.12±1.47a

2.98±0.68

4.54±1.47

0.056±0.017

0.05±0.011

0.059±0.018

5.87

 Wheeling the wheelchair outdoors (‘Borg 13 to 14’) (km h−1)

0.99±0.33a

0.62±0.17

1.13±0.29

1.51±0.29e

1.39±0.26e

1.55±0.28e

5.01±1.79a

3.15±0.89

5.72±1.52

0.008±0.002

0.007±0.001e

0.008±0.002

6.99

 Hand bike outdoors (‘Borg 13 to 14’) (km h−1)

0.95±0.26

0.68±0.08

1.00±0.25

0.94±0.20c

1.14±0.33c

0.90±1.49c

4.74±0.39

3.54±1.51

4.97±1.51

0.005±0.001c

0.006±0.002c

0.004±0.001c

6.91

  1. Abbreviations: AEE, activity energy expenditure, that is, total energy expenditure (−) resting energy expenditure; NEPA, non-exercise physical activity.
  2. aSignificant difference between men and women P< 0.01.
  3. bkm h−1. Mean (range). Wheel chair indoors: women 3.8 km h−1 (2.9–4.8), men 4.7 km h−1 (2.9–5.8); outdoors (‘Borg 10 to 11’): women 5.9 km h−1 (4.7–6.9), men 6.9 km h−1 (4.9–8.5).
  4. ckm h−1. Mean (range). Wheel chair outdoors (‘Borg 13 to 14’): women 7.5 km h−1 (6.7–8.9), men 9.4 km h−1 (6.7–12).
  5. dkm h−1. Mean (range). Hand bike outdoors (‘Borg 10 to 11’): women 8.3 km h−1 (6.6–11.6), men 10.1 km h−1 (7.3–13); hand bike outdoors (‘Borg 13 to 14’): women 10.1 km h−1 (6.4–12.3).6, men 14.3 km h−1 (10.9–17.3).
  6. eWatt. Mean (range). Women 19.2. (12–31). Men 34.2 (15–69).
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