Table 1

 Maximal exercise data

VariablePlaceboDrug
Values are means (SD) (n  =  9).
Sao2, arterial oxygen saturation; Vo2max, maximum oxygen consumption; HRmax, maximum heart rate.
Sao2 (%)93.0 (1.1)93.6 (1.4)
Vo2max (ml/kg/min)61.9 (6.3)61.5 (7.2)
Power (W)449.4 (43.9)444.4 (48.3)
Ve (litres/min)149.2 (15.5)147.8 (19.1)
HRmax (beats/min)180.8 (5.5)182.3 (10.0)