Variations in exercise ventilation in hypoxia will affect oxygen uptake

Reports of VO2 response differences between normoxia and hypoxia during incremental exercise do not agree. In this study VO2 and VE were obtained from 15-s averages at identical work rates during continuous incremental cycle exercise in 8 subjects under ambient pressure (633 mmHg ≈1,600 m) and during duplicate tests in acute hypobaric hypoxia (455 mmHg ≈4,350 m), ranging from 49 to 100% of VO2 peak in hypoxia and 42-87% of VO2 peak in normoxia. The average VO2 was 96 mL/min (619 mL) lower at 455 mmHg (n.s. P = 0.15) during ramp exercises. Individual response points were better described by polynomial than linear equations (mL/min/W). The VE was greater in hypoxia, with marked individual variation in the differences which correlated significantly and directly with the VO2 difference between 455 mmHg and 633 mmHg (P = 0.002), likely related to work of breathing (Wb). The greater VE at 455 mmHg resulted from a greater breathing frequency. When a subject's hypoxic ventilatory response is high, the extra work of breathing reduces mechanical efficiency (E). Mean ∆E calculated from individual linear slopes was 27.7 and 30.3% at 633 and 455 mmHg, respectively (n.s.). Gross efficiency (GE) calculated from mean VO2 and work rate and correcting for Wb from a VE-VO2 relationship reported previously, gave corresponding values of 20.6 and 21.8 (P = 0.05). Individual variation in VE among individuals overshadows average trends, as also apparent from other reports comparing hypoxia and normoxia during progressive exercise and must be considered in such studies.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:107

Enthalten in:

Physiology international - 107(2020), 3 vom: 17. Okt., Seite 431-443

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Loeppky, J A [VerfasserIn]
Salgado, R M [VerfasserIn]
Sheard, A C [VerfasserIn]
Kuethe, D O [VerfasserIn]
Mermier, C M [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Altitude acclimatization
Hypobaric hypoxia
Incremental exercise
Journal Article
Mechanical efficiency
Normobaric hypoxia
Oxygen
S88TT14065
Work of breathing

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Date Completed 14.02.2022

Date Revised 14.02.2022

published: Electronic-Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1556/2060.2020.00031

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM315921463