Response to maximal exercise in male patients with T2DM

Abstract

The present study aimed to explore the response to maximal exercise in male patients with T2DM using CPET. Furthermore CPET parameter of patients who exceeded their predicted VO2peak (EPV group) and patients who remained below their predicted VO2peak (BPV group) were compared. Parameters that significantly differed between groups were used as independent variables in a multiple regression model in order to determine predictors of %VO2peak predicted. This study showed that muscular limitation was the most important contributor to exercise intolerance in this sample.