Table 4.
Cardiopulmonary exercise testing measurements at the anaerobic threshold (AT). T-test.
| CPET variables (L/min) | Group 1 (n = 24) | Group 2 (n = 6) |
p value t-test (G1-G2) |
|---|---|---|---|
| (mean ± sd) | (mean ± sd) | ||
| VO2ATT1 | 0.80 (0.25) | 0.83 (±0.28) | 0.8 |
| VO2AT T2 | 0.79 (±0.29) | 0.40 (±0.15) | 0.02∗ |
| METS T1 | 3.62 (±1.7) | 3.77 (±0.95) | 0.8 |
| METS T2 | 3.54 (±1.38) | 2.15 (±0.97) | 0.07 |
| VCO2T1 | 0.70 (±0.27) | 0.71 (±0.29) | 0.9 |
| VCO2T2 | 0.68 (±0.35) | 0.30 (±0.14) | 0.03∗ |
| VE T1 | 22.6 (±6.40) | 23.3 (±8.17) | 0.8 |
| VE T2 | 25.2 (±12.2) | 14.62 (±2.85) | 0.10 |
T1: admission, T2: end of study. VO2 AT (oxygen uptake peak at anaerobic threshold), VCO2 (carbon dioxide output), METs (metabolic equivalent), and VE (minute ventilation) are expressed in L/min. ∗Significant results (p ≤ 0.05) are represented in bold.