Substrate utilization during submaximal exercise in children with a severely obese parent

Nutrition & Metabolism

Table 4 Responses to a submaximal exercise workload (15 W)

Variable	LP	OP	P Value
VO₂, ml/kg/min	14.5 ± 0.7	13.2 ± 1.2	0.19
VO₂, L/min	0.55 ± 0.02	0.62 ± 0.05	0.35
% peak VO₂, ml/kg/min	37.4 ± 2.4	38.0 ± 2.7	0.83
% peak VO₂, L/min	37.5 ± 2.4	38.1 ± 2.7	0.89
Heart Rate (beats/min)	113.3 ± 4.3	109.1 ± 3.7	0.62
RER	0.83 ± 0.02	0.87 ± 0.01*	<0.05

LP, children with lean/non-obese parents; OP, children with a severely obese parent (n = 13 per group). Mean ± SE.
*P ≤ 0.05 for a difference between the groups.

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