Table 2.
Effect of preoperative peak exhaustive exercise on circulating levels of EPC and mature EC subpopulations. Data are presented as median and range. Reported P-values for the respective parameters based on Wilcoxon signed-rank test comparing change in postoperative levels compared with preoperative levels
| n | Pre-exercise |
Post-exercise |
Change (post-pre) |
P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median (range) | Median (range) | Median (range) | |||
| EPC variables (cells µl−1) | |||||
| CD45−133+ | 53 | 300 (20 to 6800) | 380 (40 to 10 200) | 20 (−6430 to 9580) | 0.07 |
| CD45−133+31+ | 53 | 100 (0 to 4440) | 140 (0 to 2150) | 20 (−3390 to 1140) | 0.06 |
| CD45−133+34+ | 53 | 150 (0 to 5230) | 220 (0 to 1270) | 20 (−4180 to 860) | 0.03 |
| EC variables (cells µl−1) | |||||
| CD45−133−146+ | 53 | 100 (0 to 3560) | 110 (0 to 3510) | 10 (−2200 to 3340) | 0.26 |
| CD45−133−31+ | 53 | 2010 (120 to 32 300) | 2530 (200 to 48 800) | 110 (−20 600 to 48 100) | 0.33 |
| CD45−133−146+31+ | 53 | 30 (0 to 2190) | 20 (0 to 2220) | 0 (−1310 to 300) | 0.37 |