Fig. 2.
Heart rate recovery in 30 (HRR30s), 60 (HRR60s), and 120 (HRR120s) s after maximal exercise along study. Panels a, c, and e show HRR30s, 60 HRR60s, and HRR120s, respectively, before (PRE), 3 (POST3), and 9 (POST9) months after bariatric surgery. Panels b, d, and f show delta changes scores (POST9-PRE) in HRR30s, 60 HRR60s, and HRR120s, respectively. Panel g shows the percentage of participants with blunted HRR in each group across time. RYGB: non-exercise group; RYGB + ET: exercise group; a: p < 0.05 between POST3 vs POST9. b: p < 0.05 between PRE vs POST9. c: p < 0.05 for between-group comparisons at POST9. Asterisks denote significant main time effects