The use of Rate of Perceived Exertion (RPE) by those with Diabetes Mellitus participating in physical activity has not been clearly addressed. The American College of Sports Medicine has suggested that RPE may be used with diseased populations, including those with Non-insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus (NIDDM), but no specific guidelines for RPE use have been established for this population. The purpose of this study was to compare the RPE during graded exercise for the individuals with NIDDM and apparently healthy individuals. Specific comparisons of the RPE at the ventilatory threshold and at 60% and 80% of maximal oxygen uptake were made.Seven subjects with NIDDM were paired with seven apparently healthy CONTROLS of similar age, weight, and gender. All subjects performed a maximal graded exercise test (GXT) on a motor driven treadmill per Bruce Ramp protocol. Rate of perceived exertion was taken every minute using Borg's 6-20 point scale (Borg 1973). All subjects were given the same instructions for use of the RPE scale and were queried by the same technician. An analysis of variance was performed with a significance level set of ps0.05. Statistical analysis revealed no significant differences between the two groups for all demographic variables measured including age, weight, height, body mass index (BMI) and percent body fat. No significant difference was seen for maximal exercise data including RER, RPE, V02, and heart rate. Maximal V02 was 31.1 ± 8.2 ml•kg-lmin-l SD for the NIDDM group and 38.7 ± 11.6 for the CONTROL group when expressed in weight relative terms. Maximal heart rates for the NIDDM and CONTROL groups were 176.9 ± 17.9 bpm and 176.4 ± 8.8 bpm respectively. Ventilatory threshold (VT), heart rate at VT and percentage of VO2 at which VT occurred were not significantly different between groups.No statistically significant differences were seen between the NIDDM or the CONTROL group for RPE at the selected intensities. RPE at the VT was 13.0 ± 3.6 and 12.3 ± 1.8 for the NIDDM and CONTROL groups respectively. RPE at 60% of functional capacity was 13.3 ± 3.5 for the NIDDM group and 12.0 ± 1.7 for the CONTROL group. Likewise, no statistical difference was seen at 80% of functional capacity. The NIDDM group RPE was 16.1 ± 2.5 and the CONTROL group rating was 15.9 ± 2.0, respectively. Under the terms of this study those individuals with NIDDM perceived exertion similarly to the CONTROL group. / School of Physical Education
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:BSU/oai:cardinalscholar.bsu.edu:handle/184659 |
| Date | January 1993 |
| Creators | Lueking, Amy Paige |
| Contributors | Ball State University. School of Physical Education., Dwyer, Gregory B. |
| Source Sets | Ball State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Format | vii, 65 leaves : ill. ; 28 cm. |
| Source | Virtual Press |
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