Transgender women (n=15)Cisgender women (n=13)Cisgender men (n=14)ComparisonP
Metabolic aspects
VO2 at rest (ml/min)328.7 (SD±75.1)240.1 (SD±31.4)395.8 (range 229–956)TW x CW**
TW x CMNS
CW x CM**
VO2 AT (ml/min)1686 (range 1144–1786)1309 (SD±256.6)1864 (SD±4417)TW x CWNS
TW x CMNS
CW x CM**
VO2 RCP (ml/min)2313 (SD±431.0)1914 (SD±351.2)2916 (SD±562.9)TW x CW*
TW x CM**
CW x CM****
VO2 Peak (ml/min)2606 (SD±416.9)2167 (SD±408.8)3358 (SD±436.3)TW x CW*
TW x CM****
CW x CM****
VO2 Peak/Wgt. (ml/kg/min)33.5 (SD±4.7)35.7 (SD±4.7)42.0 (range 32.3–49.2)TW x CWNS
TW x CM**
CW x CM**
VO2 Peak/FFM (ml/kg/min)47.3 (SD±5.1)53.3 (SD±8.3)52.4 (SD±5.8)TW x CWNS
TW x CMNS
CW x CMNS
Cardiopulmonary aspects
Peak O2 pulse (ml/Beat)14.2 (SD±2.1)11.8 (SD±2.0)18.5 (range 12.2–22.4)TW x CW*
TW x CM****
CW x CM****
Maximum HR (bpm)185.7 (SD±11.6)177.2 (SD±6.1)181.1 (range 164–189)TW x CW*
TW x CMNS
CW x CMNS
% Maximum HR predicted per age103.1 (SD±7.3)96.5 (SD±3.2)99.2 (SD±3.4)TW x CW**
TW x CMNS
CW x CMNS
VE (BTPS) (L/min)102.3 (SD±16.2)87.4 (SD±10.2)128.8 (SD±18.7)TW x CWNS
TW x CM**
CW x CM****
Strength
TW x CW*
Mean strength (kg)35.3 (SD±5.4)29.7 (SD±3.6)48.4 (SD±6.7)TW x CM****
CW x CM****
TW x CWNS
Mean strength/FFM0.6 (SD±0.1)0.7 (SD±0.9)0.7 (SD±0.1)TW x CM*
CW x CMNS