Table 2.
Comparison of Exercise Endurance Between the Two Groups in the Normal Subgroup
| Parameter | EECP Group (n=11) | Non-EECP Group (n=15) | P-value | 95% CI | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before | After | Δ(After–Before) | Before | After | Δ(After–Before) | |||
| ATHR (bpm) | 118.27±10.88 | 115.09±7.23 | −3.18±5.74 | 113.67±15.53 | 116.87±15.33 | 3.2±1.86 | 0.000 | −9.633,-3.130 |
| ATRR (bpm*) | 25.18±3.25 | 24.64±2.66 | −0.55±2.34 | 24.20+3.86 | 25.93±3.90 | 1.73±1.58 | 0.007 | −3.862,−0.695 |
| ATSBP (mmHg) | 130.91±21.66 | 129.27±22.46 | −1.64±4.41 | 132.73±14.94 | 134.07±13.61 | 1.33±4.45 | 0.105 | −6.603,0.663 |
| ATDBP (mmHg) | 68.91±11.57 | 69.18±11.14 | 0.27±4.24 | 74.80±8.04 | 77.20±7.25 | 2.40±2.80 | 0.136 | −4.974,0.719 |
| Max SBP (mmHg) | 161.18±26.97 | 162.91±26.50 | 1.73±3.93 | 155.93±20.10 | 159.73±20.17 | 3.80±2.81 | 0.129 | −4.793,0.648 |
| Max DBP (mmHg) | 78.45±17.32 | 80.00±16.06 | 1.55±4.20 | 85.47±12.28 | 88.93±11.97 | 3.47±3.18 | 0.196 | −4.906,1.063 |
| ATVO2Kg (mL/min·kg) | 14.00±3.41 | 15.64±3.64 | 1.64±0.67 | 14.67±5.70 | 14.32±5.50 | −0.33±0.49 | 0.000 | 1.500,2.439 |
| MaxVO2Kg (mL/min·kg) | 23.91±6.09 | 26.18±5.76 | 2.27±1.10 | 24.53±8.43 | 23.87±8.24 | −0.47±0.49 | 0.000 | 2.281,3.598 |
| ATVO2puls (mL) | 6.55±1.51 | 7.36±1.57 | 0.82±0.60 | 7.53+3.00 | 8.07±3.81 | 0.53±2.39 | 0.704 | −1.242,1.812 |
| ATLoad (watt) | 66.27±16.53 | 73.55±16.00 | 7.27±0.29 | 68.60±24.20 | 66.47±24.22 | −2.13±2.61 | 0.000 | 6.608,12.20 |
| ATMets | 4.54±0.89 | 5.15±1.26 | 0.61±0.70 | 4.51±1.54 | 4.43±1.52 | −0.09±0.15 | 0.001 | 0.312,1.080 |
| MaxMets | 7.43±1.74 | 8.01±1.75 | 0.58±0.42 | 7.44±2.63 | 7.32±2.58 | −0.11±0.16 | 0.000 | 0.452,0.938 |
Abbreviations: EECP, enhanced external counterpulsation; AT, anaerobic threshold; HR, heart rate; RR, respiratory rate; bpm, beats per minute; bpm*, breaths per minute; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; VO2, oxygen uptake; Mets, metabolic equivalent.