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 VO
2
(L·min
-1
)
2.06 (.47)
2.18 (.44)
.01
1.96 (.37)
1.86 (.31)
.35
.04
Peak VO
2
(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
V
E
/VCO
2
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