Goncalo Vilhena de Mendonca1, Carolina Teodósio2, Paula Marta Bruno3. 1. CIPER: Laboratory of Motor Behavior, Faculdade de Motricidade Humana, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal, Estrada da Costa, Cruz Quebrada, Dafundo, 1499-002, Lisbon, Portugal. gvmendonca@gmail.com. 2. Laboratory of Motor Behavior, Faculdade de Motricidade Humana, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal, Estrada da Costa, Cruz Quebrada, Dafundo, 1499-002, Lisbon, Portugal. 3. CIPER: Department of Mathematics, Faculdade de Motricidade Humana, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal, Estrada da Costa, Cruz Quebrada, Dafundo, 1499-002, Lisbon, Portugal.
Abstract
PURPOSE: There is lack of consensus on whether sex, per se, affects heart rate recovery (HRR). To discriminate between the role of sex and that of cardiovascular fitness on HRR, we compared two groups of male and female participants matched for age and peak oxygen uptake (VO2peak) percentile. METHODS: Forty healthy individuals with above-average cardiovascular fitness (VO2peak >50th percentile), aged 18-27 years (23 men; 17 women), performed maximal cycle-ergometer tests with cardiorespiratory measurements. HRR was obtained at 1 and 2 min of passive recovery. Multiple linear regression analysis was used to determine whether the relationship between VO2peak and HRR differed between sexes. RESULTS: Men attained greater peak values for VO2 and work rate (p < 0.05). Both groups of participants exhibited similar heart rate response to peak exercise and no sex differences were observed in VO2peak percentile or ventilatory threshold. HRR at 1 and 2 min of passive recovery was similar between sexes. In multiple linear models, VO2peak explained 11.2% of the variance in HRR1min both in men and women (p < 0.05). Most importantly, sex, VO2peak, and their interaction were all significant predictors of HRR2min (explained variance 29.2%) (p < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: This study shows that, for a given VO2peak percentile (>50th percentile), there is no sexual dimorphism in HRR obtained at 1 or 2 min of recovery. It also demonstrates that, in persons with similar VO2peak values, HRR obtained at 2 min of peak exercise cessation is affected by sex.
PURPOSE: There is lack of consensus on whether sex, per se, affects heart rate recovery (HRR). To discriminate between the role of sex and that of cardiovascular fitness on HRR, we compared two groups of male and female participants matched for age and peak oxygen uptake (VO2peak) percentile. METHODS: Forty healthy individuals with above-average cardiovascular fitness (VO2peak >50th percentile), aged 18-27 years (23 men; 17 women), performed maximal cycle-ergometer tests with cardiorespiratory measurements. HRR was obtained at 1 and 2 min of passive recovery. Multiple linear regression analysis was used to determine whether the relationship between VO2peak and HRR differed between sexes. RESULTS:Men attained greater peak values for VO2 and work rate (p < 0.05). Both groups of participants exhibited similar heart rate response to peak exercise and no sex differences were observed in VO2peak percentile or ventilatory threshold. HRR at 1 and 2 min of passive recovery was similar between sexes. In multiple linear models, VO2peak explained 11.2% of the variance in HRR1min both in men and women (p < 0.05). Most importantly, sex, VO2peak, and their interaction were all significant predictors of HRR2min (explained variance 29.2%) (p < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: This study shows that, for a given VO2peak percentile (>50th percentile), there is no sexual dimorphism in HRR obtained at 1 or 2 min of recovery. It also demonstrates that, in persons with similar VO2peak values, HRR obtained at 2 min of peak exercise cessation is affected by sex.
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