Table 1.
Anthropometric data and results of the spiroergometry for patients (n = 25) and controls (n = 25)
| Parameters | Patients | P | Cohen's d | Controls | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before | After | ||||
| Age (Years) | 45.4 ± 9.1 | 45.4 ± 10.6 | |||
| Height (cm) | 173 ± 10 | 174 ± 9 | |||
| Weight (kg) | 79.8 ± 21.9 | 78.9 ± 20.4 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 80.2 ± 16.0 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 26.4 ± 5.3 | 26.2 ± 4.9 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 26.4 ± 3.9 |
| RRsys Rest (mmHg) | 116 ± 14 | 117 ± 14 | 0.89 | – | 120 ± 15 |
| RRdia Rest (mmHg) | 80 ± 10 | 79 ± 10 | 0.52 | – | 83 ± 8 |
| HRRest (beats/min) | 71 ± 13 | 71 ± 11 | 0.85 | – | 78 ± 14 |
| Powermax (W) | 161 ± 43 | 178 ± 44 | 0.00 | 0.38 | 195 ± 62a |
| Powermax (W/kg) | 2.1 ± 0.5 | 2.3 ± 0.5 | 0.00 | 0.43 | 2.5 ± 0.8a |
| VO2peak (mL/min) | 2024 ± 582 | 2173 ± 565 | 0.02 | 0.26 | 2423 ± 690a |
| VO2peak (mL/min/kg) | 25.9 ± 6.5 | 28.1 ± 6.0 | 0.01 | 0.35 | 30.8 ± 8.8a |
| VAT (W) | 62 ± 20 | 71 ± 22 | 0.00 | 0.42 | 91 ± 35a , b |
| Borg | 18.0 ± 0.9 | 17.7 ± 1.3 | 0.35 | – | 17.6 ± 1.4 |
| HRmax (S/min) | 164 ± 13 | 166 ± 14 | 0.27 | – | 169 ± 18 |
| Lactatemax (mmol/L) | 7.7 ± 1.5 | 8.1 ± 1.4 | 0.29 | – | 9.3 ± 3.2a |
| RRsys max (mmHg) | 181 ± 22 | 188 ± 25 | 0.08 | – | 192 ± 38 |
| RRdia max (mmHg) | 91 ± 11 | 92 ± 9 | 0.82 | – | 93 ± 17 |
| HRReserve (S/min) | 93 ± 16 | 98 ± 16 | 0.14 | – | 83 ± 23b |
BMI, Body Mass Index; HR, heart rate; RR, blood pressure; VO2peak, peak oxygen uptake; VAT, ventilatory anaerobic threshold.
a
P < 0.05 Depression before versus Controls.
b
P < 0.05 Depression after versus Controls.