Table 3.
Changes of morphological and physical function data in the two groups.
| Control | KAATSU RT | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseline | Early after Cardiac Surgery | After 3 Months | Baseline | Early after Cardiac Surgery | After 3 Months | |
| Body mass, kg | 62.7 (8.3) | 60.6 (8.2) | 61.4 (8.0) | 61.5 (9.4) | 58.5 (7.9) * | 62.2 (8.1) # |
| BMI, kg/m2 | 23.1 (2.3) | 22.2 (2.4) | 24.1 (5.0) | 22.1 (3.6) | 20.9 (3) | 23 (3.2) |
| Body fat volume, kg | 17.5 (3.8) | 16.4 (4) | 16.9 (3.6) | 16.4 (6.5) | 14.9 (6) | 16.4 (5.9) |
| Body fat percentage, % | 25.4 (7.5) | 27.1 (6.2) | 25.9 (7) | 25 (6.5) | 25.4 (11) | 25 (10) |
| ECW/TBW | 0.39 (0.012) | 0.39 (0.007) | 0.40 (0.015) | 0.39 (0.007) | 0.40 (0.005) | 0.39 (0.004) |
| MTH, cm | 2.8 (0.9) | 2.6 (1.0) | 2.8 (0.9) | 2.5 (0.5) | 2.1 (0.4) * | 3.0 (0.5) *,# |
| SMI, kg/m2 | 7.0 (0.9) | 6.7 (0.9) | 7.0 (1.0) | 6.9 (1.0) | 6.5 (0.8) * | 7.3 (0.8) *,# |
| Walking speed, m/s | 1.1 (0.2) | 1.0 (0.2) | 1.2 (0.1) | 1.1 (0.2) | 1.2 (0.2) | 1.39 (0.2) *,# |
| Handgrip, kgf | 31.3 (7.4) | 28.3 (8.2) | 30.7 (6.7) | 30.3 (7.5) | 29.2 (5.2) | 33.9 (8.5) |
| Knee extensor, kgf | 33.5 (10.5) | 28 (10.4) | 31.7 (7.48) | 30.5 (11.2) | 29.2 (5.2) | 41.8 (15.1) *,# |
The mean ± SD values are shown. * p < 0.05 vs. baseline, # p < 0.05 vs. early after cardiac surgery. BMI, body mass index; MTH, anterior mid-thigh wall thickness; SMI, skeletal muscle mass index; ECW, extracellular water; TBW, total body water.