How Much Energy Do E’Athletes Use during Gameplay? Quantifying Energy Expenditure and Heart Rate Variability Within E’Athletes

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Table 3 Individual characteristics of metabolic changes between resting and gameplay metabolic rates

ID#	BMI	Game	Game genre	Resting metabolic rate						Gameplay metabolic rate
ID#	BMI	Game	Game genre	VE	V̇O₂	V̇CO₂	RER	EE	PM EE	VE	V̇O₂	V̇CO₂	RER	EE	PM EE
1	19.9	LOL	MOBA	5.25	4.07	3.36	0.83	1.12	4.84	7.63	6.19	4.10	0.66	1.66	7.09
2	24.7	OW	FPS	12.63	3.69	3.66	0.87	1.53	6.86	8.58	4.49	2.85	0.66	1.77	7.41
3	30.6	OW	FPS	10.96	3.85	3.19	0.85	1.94	8.34	12.38	4.60	4.12	0.89	2.34	9.90
4	20.7	LOL	MOBA	6.29	3.25	2.52	0.80	1.17	5.05	7.32	3.13	2.98	0.98	1.14	4.94
5	18.9	RL	Sports	11.95	5.15	5.27	1.00	1.54	6.68	7.99	4.05	4.36	1.10	1.20	5.20
6	19.5	RL	Sports	10.26	4.31	3.48	0.82	1.47	6.33	10.28	3.90	3.56	0.92	1.35	5.83
7	33.1	CSGO	FPS	7.71	2.72	2.44	0.90	1.49	6.43	9.63	3.22	2.97	0.91	1.78	7.66
8	29.1	RL	Sports	5.11	2.69	1.92	0.73	1.16	5.00	11.38	4.98	4.14	0.85	2.17	9.36
9	22.2	RL	Sports	10.26	2.33	2.32	0.92	1.02	4.51	8.71	3.28	3.06	0.92	1.43	6.18
10	19.0	LOL	MOBA	6.70	3.55	3.05	0.87	1.16	5.02	8.18	3.48	3.12	0.87	1.14	4.99
11	32.5	RL	Sports	5.95	2.77	2.14	0.77	1.39	5.99	8.38	2.82	2.57	0.90	1.45	6.26
12	18.2	LOL	MOBA	4.75	2.59	2.33	0.88	0.78	3.36	5.73	3.34	3.18	0.95	1.02	4.37
13	31.9	VL	FPS	6.65	2.88	2.06	0.75	1.28	5.56	8.70	3.13	2.96	0.94	1.50	6.38

Note BMI = Body Mass Index; LOL = League of Legends; OW = Overwatch; RL = Rocket-League; CSGO = Counter Strike: Global Offensive; VL = Valorant; MOBA = Multiplayer Online Battle Arena; FPS = First Person Shooter; Sports = Sports Simulation; VE = Ventilation; V̇O₂ ml/kg = Oxygen Consumption; V̇CO₂ ml/kg = Carbon Dioxide Production; RER = Respiratory Exchange Ratio; EE = Energy Expenditure; PM EE = Peronnet and Massicotte energy expenditure