Table 2.
Resting heart rate, maximum heart rate, heart rate reserve, heart rate recovery 1st minute (HRR1), heart rate recovery 2nd minute (HRR2), metabolic equivalent (METs), resting and peak exercise systolic and diastolic blood pressures of the study group before and after exercise training program.
| Before CR | After CR | Mean Diff. | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Resting Heart rate | 76.20 ± 14.21 | 68.16 ± 8.39 | −8.040 | <0.001 |
| Maximum Heart rate | 134.22 ± 19.83 | 131.84 ± 16.42 | −2.380 | 0.316 |
| Heart rate reserve (maximum HR-Resting HR) | 58.08 ± 20.50 | 65.68 ± 16.38 | 7.6 | <0.001 |
| Heart rate recovery in 1st min | 18.00 ± 8.47 | 24.7 ± 7.57 | 6.70 (37%) | <0.001 |
| Heart rate recovery in 2nd min | 30.52 ± 8.62 | 38.86 ± 10.13 | 8.34 (27%) | <0.001 |
| Metabolic equivalent | 7.16 ± 1.13 | 7.92 ± 0.78 | 0.760 | <0.001 |
| Resting blood pressure | ||||
| Systolic | 113.02 ± 13.98 | 112.90 ± 13.67 | −0.120 | 0.955 |
| Diastolic | 70.30 ± 10.22 | 70.80 ± 8.83 | 0.500 | 0.765 |
| Peak exercise blood pressure | ||||
| Systolic | 135.30 ± 18.33 | 134.90 ± 16.80 | −0.400 | 0.893 |
| Diastolic | 84.90 ± 11.54 | 78.40 ± 9.87 | −6.500 | 0.003 |