Table 2 Baseline and post-intervention metabolic exercise test data. Data are means (±SD).
| Variables |
TELE Baseline |
TELE 6 Months |
P-Value TELE |
Control Baseline |
Control 6 Months |
P-Value Control |
P-Value Between Groups 6 months |
| Peak VO2 (L·min-1) |
2.06 (.47) |
2.18 (.44) |
.01 |
1.96 (.37) |
1.86 (.31) |
.35 |
.04 |
| Peak VO2 (ml·kg-1·min-1) |
21.8 (5.0) |
23.0 (4.6) |
.01 |
20.6 (3.9) |
19.6 (3.2) |
.35 |
.04 |
| Body Weight (kg) |
93.3 (18.5) |
91.9 (17.7) |
.08 |
94.8 (27.8) |
92.6 (23.1) |
.27 |
.93 |
| Exercise Time (mins) |
8.31 (3.31) |
9.87 (3.42) |
.01 |
7.82 (3.07) |
7.29 (2.81) |
.51 |
.05 |
| Peak Heart Rate (beat·min-1) |
150 (14) |
156 (18) |
.03 |
147 (10) |
145 (16) |
.77 |
.14 |
| Peak Heart Rate as % Maximum Predicted |
101 (8) |
104 (9) |
.87 |
106 (8) |
104 (14) |
.91 |
.82 |
| Respiratory Exchange Ratio |
1.11 (.10) |
1.10 (.10) |
.90 |
1.08 (.10) |
1.09 (.10) |
.89 |
.93 |
| VT (L·min-1) |
1.29 (.41) |
1.35 (.40) |
.33 |
1.29 (.39) |
1.21 (.32) |
.12 |
.29 |
| VT (ml·kg-1·min-1) |
13.8 (2.7) |
14.42 (2.67) |
.26 |
13.9 (2.4) |
13.6 (1.91) |
.64 |
.27 |
| VE/VCO2 at AT |
29.9 (2.4) |
30.3 (2.4) |
.56 |
29.6 (2.3) |
30.7 (3.79) |
.55 |
.49 |
| Peak SBP (mmHg) |
207.0 (23.5) |
217.0 (24.8) |
.07 |
200.0 (36.8) |
217 (24.7) |
.42 |
.38 |
| Peak DBP (mmHg) |
94.9 (13.0) |
94.0 (13.9) |
.32 |
92.2 (10.6) |
89.5 (11.1) |
.76 |
.39 |
VT – ventilatory Threshold, SBP – Systolic Blood Pressure, DBP - Diastolic Blood Pressure
