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Published in final edited form as: Int J Cardiol. 2021 Sep 8;343:139–145. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2021.09.004

Table 2.

Improvements in risk factors from baseline to 12-weeks among patients with cancer who completed CR (n = 361).^*

CVD risk factor	N	Baseline	12-Weeks	Cohen’s d
METs peak	361	6.71 (2.01)	7.59 (2.09)	0.94^***
HDL (mmol/L)	233	1.18 (0.35)	1.23 (0.35)	0.23^**
LDL (mmol/L)	227	1.97 (0.88)	1.69 (0.68)	0.33^***
Total Cholesterol (mmol/L)	232	3.79 (1.00)	3.52 (0.87)	0.29^***
Triglycerides (mmol/L)	231	1.47 (0.88)	1.35 (0.93)	0.18^**
BMI (kg/m²)	208	27.86 (5.12)	27.82 (5.00)	0.04
Waist circumference (cm)	202	101.50 (12.97)	100.51 (13.07)	0.25^***

Note. BMI = body mass index; CR = cardiac rehabilitation; CVD = cardiovascular disease; HDL = high density lipoprotein; LDL = low density lipoprotein; METs = metabolic equivalents.

p < .05.

^**

p < .001.

^***

p < .001.