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Table 6 Equations from linear regression analyses defining oxygen consumption (VO₂ ml·kg⁻¹·min⁻¹) as functions of running speed (m·s⁻¹) at each BWS for male and female runners

From: Physiological and Biomechanical Responses of Highly Trained Distance Runners to Lower-Body Positive Pressure Treadmill Running

% body weight support	Regression equations	R ²
Male runners
0% BWS	VO₂ (ml·kg⁻¹·min⁻¹) = 12.807 × speed (m·s⁻¹) − 10.204	0.993
10% BWS	VO₂ (ml·kg⁻¹·min⁻¹) = 10.493 × speed (m·s⁻¹) − 5.8871	0.999
20% BWS	VO₂ (ml·kg⁻¹·min⁻¹) = 10.706 × speed (m·s⁻¹) − 14.521	0.992
30% BWS	VO₂ (ml·kg⁻¹·min⁻¹) = 9.2819 × speed (m·s⁻¹) − 11.185	0.973
Female runners
0% BWS	VO₂ (ml·kg⁻¹·min⁻¹) = 9.8994 × speed (m·s⁻¹) − 4.2691	0.985
10% BWS	VO₂ (ml·kg⁻¹·min⁻¹) = 9.336 × speed (m·s⁻¹) − 6.6136	0.967
20% BWS	VO₂ (ml·kg⁻¹·min⁻¹) = 7.3159 × speed (m·s⁻¹) − 5.2166	0.957
30% BWS	VO₂ (ml·kg⁻¹·min⁻¹) = 6.8762 × speed (m·s⁻¹) − 5.6689	0.929

BWS body weight support, VO ₂ oxygen consumption, R ² proportion of explained variability

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