Changes in exercise parameters, CO2 chemosensitivity and spirometric variables before and after a three month exercise training programme
| Group C | Group TLow | Group THigh | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before | After | Before | After | Before | After | |
| *p<0.05; **p<0.01; ***p<0.001 v baseline. | ||||||
| Exercise testing | ||||||
| Peak V̇o2 (ml/kg/min) | 24 (5) | 25 (6) | 23 (5) | 25 (6)** | 19 (4) | 21 (3)*** |
| V̇E/V̇co2 slope | 30 (10) | 29 (8) | 25 (3) | 26 (4) | 35 (5) | 33 (6)* |
| CO2 chemosensitivity (l/min/mm Hg) | 1.3 (1.0) | 1.4 (1.3) | 1.3 (0.5) | 1.0 (0.4)*** | 2.0 (0.7) | 1.6 (0.7)*** |
| Spirometry | ||||||
| VC (%predicted) | 105 (13) | 107 (18) | 102 (12) | 104 (12) | 97 (13) | 101 (13)* |
| FEV1 (%predicted) | 82 (6) | 81 (7) | 86 (11) | 86 (14) | 80 (11) | 81 (12) |
| Tlco (%predicted) | 102 (17) | 108 (17) | 105 (17) | 115 (21)*** | 96 (26) | 100 (29) |