Table 2.
Exercise Characteristics
Baseline | 3 mo | 6 mo | 9 mo | 12 mo | P Value* | |
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V̇o2max, mL·kg−1·min−1 | 40.3±5.5 | 45.5±5.9† | 47.4±6.4† | 47.6±7.0† | 47.4±7.2† | <0.0001 |
Peak heart rate, bpm | 197±12 | 187±8.0† | 188±9.2† | 185±9† | 186±9† | <0.0001 |
Maximum stroke volume, mL | 98.1±18.2 | 108.2±21.6† | 113.7±18.9† | 115.1±25.3† | 113.6±23.2† | 0.002 |
Maximum cardiac output, mL/min | 20.1±5.1 | 22.4±5.7† | 20.5±5.2 | 20.7±5.2 | 21.9±5.4† | 0.03 |
Results are presented as mean±SD. V̇o2max indicates maximum oxygen uptake.
P value from repeated measures analysis time effect from baseline to 12 months.
Statistically significant difference compared with baseline from mixed model repeated measures analysis.