Selected cardiorespiratory indices of fitness: exercisers v controls (poor prognosis group)
| 4 Months | 8 Months | 12 Months | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exercisers | Controls | p | Exercisers | Controls | p | Exercisers | Controls | p | |||
| Peak RPP (beats/min/mm Hg) | 265.6 (12.7) | 201.3 (9.7) | < 0.001 | 271.6 (12.1) | 206.5 (12.1) | < 0.001 | 291.6 (11.7) | 202.4 (11.3) | < 0.001 | ||
| PeakV˙o2 (ml/kg/min) | 21.6 (0.7) | 14.7 (0.7) | < 0.001 | 24.5 (1.0) | 15.9 (0.8) | < 0.001 | 25.5 (0.9) | 14.9 (0.8) | < 0.001 | ||
| Exercise time (min) | 12.5 (0.4) | 8.1 (0.5) | < 0.001 | 13.9 (0.3) | 8.4 (0.5) | < 0.001 | 14.8 (0.4) | 7.9 (0.6) | < 0.001 | ||
Values are mean (SEM).
RPP, rate–pressure product; V˙o2, oxygen consumption.