Comparison between patients with good exercise responses (group I) and patients with poor exercise responses (group II)
| Variable | Group I (n=11) | Group II (n=10) | p Value |
| Age (years) | 37 (13) | 54 (11) | < 0.01 |
| End diastolic diameter index (cm/m2) | 3.29 (0.22) | 3.53 (0.44) | NS |
| End systolic diameter index (cm/m2) | 2.31 (0.27) | 2.48 (0.40) | NS |
| End diastolic volume index (ml/m2) | 120 (30) | 149 (26) | < 0.05 |
| End systolic volume index (ml/m2) | 54 (15) | 70 (15) | < 0.05 |
| Ejection fraction (%) | 55 (5) | 54 (4) | NS |
| ESWS (103dynes/cm2) | 103 (25) | 107 (39) | NS |
| ESWS/end systolic volume index | 2.12 (1.08) | 1.58 (0.61) | NS |
| LV mass index (g/m2) | 182 (51) | 259 (60) | < 0.01 |
| Peak velocity of LV posterior wall (cm/s) | 8.9 (2.5) | 7.4 (1.0) | NS |
| Maximum oxygen consumption (ml/kg/min) | 29 (6) | 23 (7) | NS |
| Anaerobic threshold (l/min) | 1.07 (0.22) | 0.99 (2.2) | NS |
| Exercise duration (min) | 22 (7) | 19 (7) | NS |
| Exercise workload (Mets) | 10.7 (2.6) | 8.4 (3.3) | NS |
| V˙e/V˙co2 slope | 27.6 (3.6) | 30.1 (4.4) | NS |
ESWS, end systolic wall stress; LV, left ventricle;V˙e/V˙co2 slope, minute ventilation against carbon dioxide production.