TABLE 2.
Results of exercise tests according to the time period and facemask use
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2019 (without facemask) n = 456 |
2020 (with facemask) n = 398 |
P | P after matching | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Resting systolic blood pressure, mm Hg | 131 ± 21 | 131 ± 20 | .89 | .3 |
| Peak systolic blood pressure, mm Hg | 187 ± 27 | 181 ± 29 | <.001 | .007 |
| Resting heart rate, bpm | 76 ± 15 | 77 ± 15 | .47 | .45 |
| Peak heart rate, bpm | 147 ± 24 | 147 ± 23 | .94 | .57 |
| Resting rate pressure product, ×103 mm Hg bpm | 10.1 ± 2.8 | 10.1 ± 2.7 | .65 | .93 |
| Peak rate pressure product, ×103 mm Hg bpm | 27.7 ± 6.4 | 26.8 ± 6.4 | .04 | .21 |
| Resting E/e’ septal | 12.5 ± 6.1 | 11.9 ± 5.1 | .4 | .62 |
| Peak E/e’ septal | 11.8 ± 4.3 | 12.1 ± 4.8 | .6 | .79 |
| Exercise workload, METs | 9.7 ± 3.7 | 9.5 ± 3.5 | .4 | .93 |
| Exercise workload predicted, METs | 7.8 ± 2.2 | 7.7 ± 2.3 | .31 | .57 |
| Positive Exercise stress test, n (%) | 93 (20.4) | 92 (23.1) | .34 | .49 |
| Positive echo criteria | 58 (22.8) | 45 (22.1) | .8 | .83 |
| Resting left ventricular ejection fraction, % | 59.5 ± 7 | 60.1 ± 5.4 | .28 | .47 |
| Peak left ventricular ejection fraction, % | 64.3 ± 11.3 | 65.3 ± 10.4 | .27 | .48 |
| Resting wall motion score index | 1.1 ± 0.2 | 1 ± 0.1 | .53 | .66 |
| Peak wall motion score index | 1.2 ± 0.3 | 1.2 ± 0.2 | .66 | .63 |
Abbreviations: bpm, beats per minute; MET, metabolic equivalent; n, number.
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