Table 3.
Difference between CPET2 and CPET1 in patients and controls&
| CPET2 minus CPET1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Patients n = 15 | Controls n = 15 | |
| FVC (L) | 0.01 ± 0.21 | 0.05 ± 0.18 |
| FEV 1 (L) | 0.00 ± 0.32 | 0.07 ± 0.17 |
| Rest | ||
| Heart rate (beats/min) | 1.33 ± 6.29 | 0.20 ± 6.24 |
| O2 pulse (mL/beat) | -0.17 ± 0.41 | 0.01 ± 0.47 |
| V'O2/kg [mL/(min.kg)] | -0.07 ± 0.70 | -0.07 ± 0.80 |
| Anaerobic Threshold | ||
| WR (Watt) | -4.40 ± 9.66 | 7.67 ± 19.50* |
| Heart rate (beats/min) | 2.60 ± 7.79 | 4.60 ± 10.16 |
| O2 pulse (ml/beat) | -0.67 ± 0.93 | 0.25 ± 1.09* |
| V'O2/kg [mL/(min.kg)] | -0.87 ± 1.77 | 1.07 ± 2.63* |
| V'E/V'CO2 | -0.21 ± 2.05 | -13.8 ± 50.1 |
| Maximal exercise | ||
| WR (Watt) | -6.3 ± 11.5 | 11.1 ± 18.3** |
| Heart rate (beats/min) | -3.3 ± 8.6 | 11.9 ± 41.6 |
| O2 pulse (mL/beat) | -0.37 ± 0.70 | -4.6 ± 15.0 |
| V'O2/kg [mL/(min.kg)] | -1.33 ± 1.68 | 0.73 ± 1.39** |
&Data are presented as mean ± SD
Differences between patients and controls evaluated by multivariate ANOVA: *: P < 0.05; ** P < 0.01