Table 2.
Descriptive statistics (Mean ± SD) of health status variables.
| Variable | CRT (n = 21) | HIST (n = 19) | CONTROL GROUP (n = 18) | ηp2 | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRE | POST | PRE | POST | PRE | POST | ||||||||||||||
| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | ||||||||
| BMI (kg/m2) | 29.6 | ± | 4.1 ** | 28.0 | ± | 3.5 | 27.8 | ± | 3.8 | 27.5 | ± | 2.6 | 28.3 | ± | 2.7 ** | 28.7 | ± | 2.7 | 0.07 |
| SBP (mmHg) | 124.7 | ± | 8.1 ** | 113.0 | ± | 11.9 | 121.0 | ± | 8.9 | 119.3 | ± | 11.0 | 119.2 | ± | 6.4 | 120.8 | ± | 16.6 | 0.08 |
| DBP (mmHg) | 73.3 | ± | 7.0 ** | 67.3 | ± | 7.0 | 74.0 | ± | 5.1 | 70.0 | ± | 4.1 | 68.5 | ± | 9.0 | 71.9 | ± | 7.5 | 0.06 |
| SPO2 (%) | 96.6 | ± | 3.8 | 98.6 | ± | 0.8 ## | 97.8 | ± | 1.5 | 98.6 | ± | 1.0 ## | 97.8 | ± | 0.9 | 97.4 | ± | 1.1 | 0.05 |
| CVF (L) | 4.8 | ± | 0.7 | 4.9 | ± | 0.7 | 4.9 | ± | 0.7 | 5.0 | ± | 0.6 | 4.8 | ± | 0.4 | 4.9 | ± | 0.5 | 0.13 |
| FEV1 (L) | 4.2 | ± | 0.7 | 4.3 | ± | 0.6 | 4.1 | ± | 0.4 | 4.2 | ± | 0.4 | 4.1 | ± | 0.3 | 4.2 | ± | 0.3 | 0.05 |
| Tiffenauindex (%) | 87.7 | ± | 8.8 | 87.1 | ± | 7.8 | 85.1 | ± | 6.3 | 84.2 | ± | 8.1 | 85.6 | ± | 7.9 | 86.2 | ± | 8.4 | 0.003 |
| C-Total (mmol/L) | 5.1 | ± | 1.1 | 5.1 | ± | 1.0 | 4.8 | ± | 0.6 ** | 5.0 | ± | 0.6 | 5.1 | ± | 0.6 | 5.2 | ± | 0.9 | 0.007 |
| C-HDL (mmol/L) | 1.2 | ± | 0.3 ** | 1.4 | ± | 0.2 # | 1.1 | ± | 0.3 ** | 1.3 | ± | 0.4 | 1.2 | ± | 0.4 | 1.2 | ± | 0.3 | 0.33 |
| C-LDL (mmol/L) | 2.9 | ± | 1.1 | 2.8 | ± | 1.0 | 2.8 | ± | 0.8 | 2.8 | ± | 0.8 | 3.0 | ± | 0.6 | 3.1 | ± | 0.9 | 0.002 |
| CHD riskindex | 4.6 | ± | 1.8 ** | 3.8 | ± | 1.1 | 5.0 | ± | 2.6 * | 4.3 | ± | 1.8 | 4.7 | ± | 1.9 | 4.4 | ± | 1.8 | 0.17 |
| Triglycerides (mmol/L) | 2.1 | ± | 0.5 * | 2.0 | ± | 0.4 | 2.1 | ± | 0.3 | 2.0 | ± | 0.3 | 1.9 | ± | 0.4 * | 2.0 | ± | 0.4 | 0.06 |
* p < 0.05; ** p < 0.01 vs. post; # p < 0.05; ## p < 0.01 vs. CONTROL GROUP (BMI: Body Mass Index; SBP: Systolic Blood Pressure; DBP: Diastolic Blood Pressure; SpO2: Pulse Oximetry test; CVF: Cardiovascular Fitness; FEV1: Forced Expiratory Volume in 1 s; C-Total: Total Cholesterol; C-HDL: High-Density Lipoprotein; C-LDL: Low-Density Lipoprotein; CHD: Coronary Heart Disease; CHD: Coronary Heart Disease).