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. 2022 Jun 18;9(6):194. doi: 10.3390/jcdd9060194

Table 3.

Changes in body composition, before DC, at restart of CR and after 3 months.

Before DC Restart CR After 3 Months p Value p Value p Value
n = 41 n = 67 n = 61 Before DC vs. Restart CR Restart CR vs. After 3 months Before DC vs. After 3 months
Body weight, kg 63.0
(54.3–67.5)
60.7 ± 10.8 60.2 ± 10.6 0.94 0.49 0.87
Body mass index, kg/m2 23.4
(22.3–25.9)
23.6
(21.9–25.6)
23.5
(21.9–25.0)
0.71 0.84 0.61
Body fat mass, kg 16.6 ± 6.4 15.8
(13.3–20.1)
15.7
(13.3–18.5)
0.63 0.24 0.25
Percent body fat, % 26.6 ± 7.6 26.9 ± 8.3 27.2 (23.2–31.1) 0.74 0.13 0.16
Body muscle mass, kg 44.5
(37.0–48.6)
41.7 ± 7.2 41.6 ± 7.2 0.41 0.25 0.20
Estimated bone mass, kg 2.50
(2.20–2.70)
2.35
(2.15–2.65)
2.35
(2.10–2.60)
<0.001 0.17 0.009
Basal metabolic rate, kcal 1240 ± 200 1215 ± 187 1208 ± 187 0.84 0.10 0.32
Trunk muscle mass, kg 24.5
(19.8–26.5)
23.2
(19.9–25.7)
23.5
(20.4–26.3)
0.65 0.60 0.94
Trunk fat mass, kg 9.83 ± 3.97 9.30
(7.85–11.8)
9.85
(7.90–11.30)
0.63 0.06 0.12

DC: discontinuation, CR: cardiac rehabilitation.