. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Aug 1.

Published in final edited form as: J Am Geriatr Soc. 2017 Mar 24;65(8):1698–1704. doi: 10.1111/jgs.14867

Table 2.

Changes in measures of exercise capacity with training

Variable	All (n = 48)	HFpEF (n = 24)	HFrEF (n = 24)	P-value HFpEF vs. HFrEF
Peak VO₂ (ml/kg/min)
Absolute change	1.2 ± 2.4	2.3 ± 2.2	0.1 ± 2.0	<0.001
% Change	9.2 ± 19.0	18.7 ± 17.6	−0.3 ± 15.4	<0.001
Peak VO₂ (ml/min)
Absolute change	97.5 ± 187.7	186.2 ± 182.9	8.9 ± 148.9	<0.001
% Change	9.1 ± 18.6	18.2 ± 17.3	−0.0 ± 15.3	<0.001
Exercise Time (min)
Absolute change	1.2 ± 1.4	1.4 ± 1.6	0.9 ± 1.1	0.20
% Change	21.8 ± 32.9	29.3 ± 42.0	13.6 ± 16.0	0.10
Six-minute Walk Distance (feet)
Absolute change	150.2 ± 206.3	170.2 ± 237.3	130.2 ± 173.3	0.53
% Change	11.4 ± 16.7	13.5 ± 20.8	9.3 ± 11.4	0.41
Ventilatory Anaerobic Threshold
Absolute change	65.2 ± 115.1	93.8 ± 108.2	35.2 ± 117.1	0.096
% Change	9.3 ± 17.0	13.6 ± 15.5	4.8 ± 17.7	0.091

Data are presented as Mean ± SD.