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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Sep 9.
Published in final edited form as: Leuk Res. 2012 Jun 21;36(10):1255–1261. doi: 10.1016/j.leukres.2012.05.016

Table 4.

Change in physical fitness measures from baseline to post-induction stratified by age.

Variable All (n = 35) <60 y (n = 18) ≥60 y (n = 17)
Baseline Post-induction p-value Baseline Post-induction p-value Baseline Post-induction p-value
VO2 peak (METS) 6.9(1.8) 7.4(1.7) 0.486 7.5(1.8) 8.0(1.3) 0.215 6.2(1.6) 6.7(1.9) 0.650
6MWT (feet) 962.5(286.3) 1176.2(360.6) 0.006 1031.3(203.4) 1224.1(312.5) 0.020 893.8(343.4) 1128.3(408.4) 0.090
Timed 10-chair stands (s) 33.0(26.0) 31.1(11.2) 0.480 36.5(34.3) 32.9(12.5) 0.423 29.4(12.6) 29.8(10.1) 0.819
Grip strength (kg) 23.9(11.0) 21.6(11.0) 0.009 24.9(11.4) 23.0(12.6) 0.096 22.9(10.9) 20.1(8.9) 0.054

VO2 peak = Peak aerobic capacity; 6MWT = 6 min walk test; METS = Metabolic equivalents.