Table 2.

Six-minute walk test (6MWT) data of the non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus patient group

	Females (n = 45)		Males (n = 55)		Total sample (n = 100)
	Rest	End	Rest	End	Rest	End
Heart rate
(bpm)	81 ± 12	118 ± 19#	78 ± 13	113 ± 20#	79 ± 13	115 ± 19#
(%)	47 ± 7	69 ± 10#	46 ± 8	67 ± 12#	46 ± 7	68 ± 11#
6MWD
(m)	513 ± 63		609 ± 67*		566 ± 81
(%)	98 ± 11		84 ± 9*,†		90 ± 12†
Oxy-sat (%)	98 (97–98)	98 (97–98)	98 (98–98)	98 (97–98)#	98 (97–98)	98 (97–98)
Systolic pressure (mmHg)	130 (120–140)	150 (140–160)#	130 (120–140)	150 (130–160)#	130 (120–140)	150 (140–160)#
Diastolic pressure (mmHg)	80 (80–80)	80 (80–90)#	80 (70–80)	80 (80–90)#	80 (75–80)	80 (80–90)#
Dyspnea (VAS)	0 (0–0)	2 (1–4)#	0 (0–0)	2 (0–3)#	0 (0–0)	2 (1–3)#

Notes:

^*P (probability, t-test) < 0.05, females vs males;

^#P (probability, t-test) < 0.05, “rest vs end” 6MWT;

^†P (probability, t-test) < 0.05, “measured vs theoretical” 6MWD; data are means for heart rate and 6MWD and medians (1st–3rd quartiles) for others.

Abbreviations: 6MWD, 6-minute walk distance; VAS, visual analog scale; bpm, beats per minute; oxy-sat, oxyhemoglobin saturation.