Correlation between heart rate and lactic acid level |
Right linear regression Y = α + β × X |
Y = Heart rate or heart rate increase (heart rate difference after test - heart rate before test) X = Lactic acid level Y = Heart rate difference after heart rate before test X = Lactic acid level |
Date of the test |
Size Y |
Coefficient β (slope of the regression line) |
95% confidence interval of b β |
Pfor β |
R2 Square of the regression coefficient |
Pfor regression |
11.02.2015 |
HR before the race |
-0.50 |
-0.24; -0.14 |
0.576 |
0.024 |
0.576 |
15.07.2015 |
HR before the race |
0.13 |
-0.07; 0.34 |
0.178 |
0.135 |
0.178 |
11.02.2015 |
HR after the race |
-0.43 |
-0.21; 0.12 |
0.585 |
0.024 |
0.585 |
15.07.2015 |
HR after the race |
0.13 |
-0.13; 0.28 |
0.070 |
0.230 |
0.069 |
11.02.2015 |
HR increase after test |
0.02 |
-0.11; 0.10 |
0.970 |
0.001 |
0.970 |
15.07.2015 |
HR increase after test |
0.05 |
-0.10; 0.19 |
0.516 |
0.033 |
0.516 |
There was no correlation between heart rate and lactic acid. A weak positive association trend at the limit of statistical significance with lactic acid level was observed for heart rate after the test on 15.07.2015. |