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. 2013 Apr 18;2013:856743. doi: 10.1155/2013/856743

Table 6.

Average changes in the walking test results after the end of the program and 3 and 5 years after start of the program (mean (SD)).

  Baseline to 12-month follow-up (end of programme) Baseline to 36-month follow-up (3YFU) Baseline to 60-month follow-up (5YFU)
Heart rate at rest (beats/min)
test statistics1 		−2.57 (15.75)
Mdn: 0
z = −3.58, P < 0.001		 −3.40 (15.35)
Mdn: 0
z = −5.30, P < 0.001		 −2.30 (12.05)
Mdn: 0
z = −4.67, P < 0.001
Walking distance (m)
test statistics1 		6.92 (82.24)
Mdn: 0
z = −1.60, n.s.		 −3.72 (90.12)
Mdn: 0
z = −2.00, n.s.		 −3.67 (81.27)
Mdn: 0
z = −1.60, n.s.
Heart rate (beats/min) 2 min after test
test statistics1 		−13.49 (20.53)
Mdn: 0
z = −13.52, P < 0.001		 −12.11 (20.02)
Mdn: 0
z = −12.62, P < 0.001		 −6.90 (15.44)
Mdn: 0
z = −9.77, P < 0.001
Heart rate (beats/min) 10 min after test
test statistics1 		−8.87 (15.96)
Mdn: 0
z = −12.01, P < 0.001		 −7.80 (15.59)
Mdn: 0
z = −10.92, P < 0.001		 −4.54 (11.78)
Mdn: 0
z = −8.81, P < 0.001

1Test statistics calculated by Wilcoxon-test.

Mdn: median.

3YFU: 3-year follow-up (36 month/3 years after baseline).

5YFU: 5-year follow-up (60 month/5 years after baseline).