Percentual differences in cardiopulmonary exercise testing marker levels between baseline and second follow-up (10-year change)
| Males | Females | |||||
| 20–39 years | 40–59 years | >60 years | 20–39 years | 40–59 years | >60 years | |
| Subjects | 76 | 149 | 92 | 65 | 179 | 54 |
| Maximum power % | 5.4±15.9 | 0.5±15.2 | −7.8±14.4 | 7.0±14.5 | 3.5±15.8 | −5.1±16.2 |
| V′O2peak % | −1.6±22.2 | −8.1±17.8 | −14.9±13.4 | 0.3±17.4 | −2.2±15.0 | −10.3±13.7 |
| V′O2@AT % | −0.6±23.4 | 1.9±29.8 | −10.0±16.8 | −4.3±20.6 | 0.3±19.7 | −1.9±17.7 |
| V′E/V′CO2 slope % | −1.9±12.8 | 1.2±13.9 | 6.0±12.7 | 1.2±13.0 | 1.0±12.6 | 6.6±12.2 |
| Maximum oxygen pulse % | −0.2±20.0 | −3.3±19.5 | −7.8±17.2 | 3.4±16.2 | 3.8±17.0 | −2.3±22.2 |
Data are presented as n or mean±sd. V′O2peak: peak oxygen uptake; V′O2@AT: oxygen uptake at anaerobic threshold; V′E: minute ventilation; V′CO2: carbon dioxide production.