Reproducibility of Anaerobic and Pain Thresholds in Male Patients With Intermittent Claudication

摘要

PURPOSE: Maximal and submaximal parameters assessed during treadmill tests are used to prescribe exercise training and assess exercise-induced adaptations in patients with intermittent claudication (IC). Although reproducibility of maximal parameters is well documented, the reproducibility of submaximal is not clear. The aim of this study was to identify the reproducibility (reliability and agreement) of heart rate (HR) and oxygen uptake (o(2)) measured at the anaerobic (AT) and the pain (PT) thresholds assessed during a maximal test in patients with IC.