In order to identify the characteristics of subclinical hypothyroidism (SH) during physical stress and its recovery, 15 SH patients and 16 healthy women were compared by a treadmill cardiopulmonary test. Means of variables were analyzed by the Mann-Whitney U test. Patients obtained lower values for peak expired fraction of O2 (14.90 ± 1.05 x 16 ± 1.14%; p = 0.014); systolic blood pressure variation (34.33 ± 17.92 x 52.50 ± 17.22; p = 0.009); exercise duration (8.83 ± 2.91 x […]