Table 5.
Comparisons of cardiopulmonary fitness between sexes with normal and excessive body adipose among patients with repaired tetralogy of fallot.
| Total (Normal + Excess) | AT MET (ml/kg/min) |
ATVO2
(ml/min) |
Peak MET (ml/kg/min) |
Peak VO2
(mi/min) |
Peak RER |
Peak VO2%
(%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys (N = 104) | 6.28 ± 1.44 | 975.18 ± 377.55 | 8.97 ± 1.93 | 1,406.91 ± 563.04 | 1.16 ± 0.10 | 60.90 ± 12.24 |
| Girls (N = 81) | 5.88 ± 1.37 | 852.32 ± 276.21 | 7.99 ± 1.80 | 1,163.55 ± 392.17 | 1.16 ± 0.10 | 74.22 ± 16.22 |
| P-value | 0.060 | 0.015* | 0.001* | 0.001* | 0.893 | <0.001* |
| Normal BMI | AT MET (ml/kg/min) |
ATVO2 (ml/min) |
Peak MET (ml/kg/min) |
Peak VO2 (mi/min) |
Peak RER |
Peak VO2% (%) |
| Boys (N = 76) | 6.43 ± 1.38 | 901.28 ± 335.65 | 9.28 ± 1.85 | 1,313.39 ± 510.43 | 1.16 ± 0.10 | 62.84 ± 11.66 |
| Girls (N = 64) | 5.98 ± 1.39 | 825.24 ± 271.46 | 8.16 ± 1.85 | 1,128.08 ± 377.93 | 1.16 ± 0.10 | 75.97 ± 16.17 |
| P-value | 0.057 | 0.148 | <0.001* | 0.018* | 0.927 | <0.001* |
| Normal FMI | AT MET (ml/kg/min) |
ATVO2 (ml/min) |
Peak MET (ml/kg/min) |
Peak VO2 (mi/min) |
Peak RER |
Peak VO2% (%) |
| Boys (N = 77) | 6.59 ± 1.37 | 882.32 ± 318.32 | 9.41 ± 1.83 | 1,270.13 ± 478.62 | 1.16 ± 0.10 | 63.34 ± 11.55 |
| Girls (N = 60) | 6.13 ± 1.42 | 822.79 ± 276.95 | 8.25 ± 1.85 | 1,106.96 ± 366.27 | 1.16 ± 0.10 | 76.45 ± 16.15 |
| P-value | 0.058 | 0.253 | <0.001* | 0.030* | 0.721 | <0.001* |
| Excess BMI | AT MET (ml/kg/min) |
ATVO2 (ml/min) |
Peak MET (ml/kg/min) |
Peak VO2 (mi/min) |
Peak RER |
Peak VO2% (%) |
| Boys (N = 28) | 5.84 ± 1.52 | 1,175.79 ± 416.79 | 8.14 ± 1.93 | 1,660.74 ± 627.85 | 1.14 ± 0.10 | 55.62 ± 12.42 |
| Girls (N = 17) | 5.49 ± 1.22 | 954.28 ± 278.05 | 7.37 ± 1.49 | 1,297.09 ± 427.35 | 1.14 ± 0.11 | 67.64 ± 15.08 |
| P-value | 0.427 | 0.038* | 0.169 | 0.041* | 0.959 | 0.006* |
| Excess FMI | AT MET (ml/kg/min) |
ATVO2 (ml/min) |
Peak MET (ml/kg/min) |
Peak VO2 (mi/min) |
Peak RER |
Peak VO2% (%) |
| Boys (N = 27) | 5.39 ± 1.26 | 1,240.02 ± 412.47 | 7.73 ± 1.68 | 1,796.97 ± 610.61 | 1.14 ± 0.10 | 53.94 ± 11.64 |
| Girls (N = 21) | 5.17 ± 0.91 | 936.71 ± 262.29 | 7.25 ± 1.44 | 1.325.24 ± 427.06 | 1.16 ± 0.10 | 67.87 ± 15.03 |
| P-value | 0.509 | 0.003* | 0.309 | 0.004* | 0.389 | 0.001* |
AT MET, metabolic equivalent at anaerobic threshold; Peak MET, peak metabolic equivalent during exercise testing; AT VO2, oxygen consumption at anaerobic threshold; Peak VO2, peak oxygen consumption during exercise testing; RER, respiratory exchange ratio; peak VO2%, percentage of measured peak oxygen consumption to the predicted value, BMI, body mass index; FMI, fat mass index; Excess BMI, overweight and obesity BMI; Excess FMI, >75th percentile of FIM of each sex as per the suggestion of Weber et al. (23).
*
p-value < 0.05.