Table 4.
Exercise Parameters Over Time
| Group | Baseline | Year 1 | Year 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Log (treadmill exercise time) | |||
| S group | 6.08 ± 0.84 | 5.90 ± 0.93 | 5.92 ± 1.08 |
| S + E group | 5.82 ± 0.67 | 5.94 ± 0.70 | 5.79 ± 0.67 |
| E group | 5.94 ± 0.78 | 5.89 ± 1.04 | 5.78 ± 0.63 |
| All patients | 5.95 ± 0.76 | 5.92 ± 0.91 | 5.82 ± 0.77 |
| Log (treadmill time to claudication) | |||
| S group | 5.2 ± 0.8 | 4.9 ± 0.8 | 5.0 ± 0.9 |
| S + E group | 4.9 ± 0.6 | 5.5 ± 0.7 | 5.1 ± 0.6 |
| E group | 5.2 ± 0.9 | 5.5 ± 0.7 | 5.2 ± 0.6 |
| All patients | 5.1 ± 0.8 | 5.3 ± 0.7 | 5.1 ± 0.7 |
| 6-min walk distance, ft | |||
| S group | 1,103 ± 407 | 1,189 ± 388 | 1,078 ± 485 |
| S + E group | 976 ± 324 | 922 ± 398 | 1,038 ± 248 |
| E group | 1,007 ± 435 | 1,057 ± 460 | 1,099 ± 394 |
| All patients | 1,024 ± 397 | 1,036 ± 434 | 1,075 ± 374 |
| 6-min claudication distance, ft | |||
| S group | 455 ± 197 | 532 ± 206 | 417 ± 83 |
| S + E group | 448 ± 187 | 413 ± 185 | 461 ± 161 |
| E group | 476 ± 244 | 525 ± 272 | 597 ± 318 |
| All patients | 465 ± 213 | 483 ± 232 | 518 ± 251 |
| Vo2, ml/kg/min | |||
| S group | 14.6 ± 4.6 | 12.8 ± 3.7 | 14.8 ± 4.6 |
| S + E group | 12.4 ± 3.2 | 12.4 ± 3.9 | 12.1 ± 2.9 |
| E group | 12.1 ± 3.8 | 11.6 ± 3.8 | 12.3 ± 4.6 |
| All patients | 12.8 ± 4.0 | 12.2 ± 3.7 | 12.9 ± 4.2 |
| Resting ABI | |||
| S group | 0.71 ± 0.23 | 0.70 ± 0.23 | 0.85 ± 0.19‡ |
| S + E group | 0.65 ± 0.24 | 0.66 ± 0.29 | 0.66 ± 0.12 |
| E group | 0.77 ± 0.23 | 0.79 ± 0.24 | 0.85 ± 0.26† |
| All patients | 0.72 ± 0.23 | 0.73 ± 0.25 | 0.79 ± 0.23*† |
| Post-exercise ABI | |||
| S group | 0.53 ± 0.23 | 0.54 ± 0.23 | 0.51 ± 0.22 |
| S + E group | 0.47 ± 0.29 | 0.37 ± 0.29 | 0.41 ± 0.28 |
| E group | 0.51 ± 0.31 | 0.53 ± 0.25 | 0.61 ± 0.39 |
| All patients | 0.51 ± 0.28 | 0.48 ± 0.26 | 0.52 ± 0.33 |
| Log (energy expenditure/week, kcal) | |||
| S group | 8.55 ± 1.19 | 8.65 ± 0.86 | 8.69 ± 1.19 |
| S + E group | 8.72 ± 1.61 | 8.49 ± 1.03 | 8.19 ± 1.66 |
| E group | 8.43 ± 1.18 | 8.51 ± 0.75 | 8.84 ± 1.21 |
| All patients | 8.54 ± 1.30 | 8.54 ± 0.86 | 8.43 ± 1.33 |
| Log (metabolic hours equivalent/wk) | |||
| S group | 4.16 ± 1.25 | 4.22 ± 0.96 | 4.26 ± 1.32 |
| S + E group | 4.20 ± 1.50 | 4.06 ± 0.89 | 3.75 ± 1.47 |
| E group | 4.00 ± 1.27 | 4.10 ± 0.78 | 4.45 ± 0.69 |
| All patients | 4.10 ± 1.31 | 4.12 ± 0.85 | 4.06 ± 1.15 |