Table 2.

 Main results of exercise stress test in the two groups of patients

	Group 1 (n = 574)	Group 2 (n = 79)	p Value
Rest
Heart rate (beats/min)	75 (16)	78 (17)	0.24
Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg)	140 (22)	137 (19)	0.15
Rate–pressure product (beats/min × mm Hg)	10616 (2881)	10633 (2900)	0.96
Peak exercise
Heart rate (beats/min)	122 (22)	132 (23)	0.0005
Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg)	173 (31)	176 (32)	0.44
Rate–pressure product (beats/min × mm Hg)	21330 (5979)	23246 (6294)	0.008
METs	6.3 (2.9)	8.3 (2.8)	0.0001
Maximum ST segment depression (mm)	1.9 (0.7)	1.3 (0.6)	<0.0001
Angina	53%	49%	0.31

Data are mean (SD).

METs, metabolic equivalents.