Indoor cycling training in rehabilitation of patients after myocardial infarction

Table 7 Results of the treadmill exercise test in three groups of patients before (I) and at the end (II) of cardiac rehabilitation

Variable	IC group X ± SD	p	ST group X ± SD	p	Δ IC versus Δ ST p value
Time I	9.21 ± 2.02	< 0.001	9.41 ± 0.39	< 0.001	0.772
Time II	11.24 ± 1.26		10.91 ± 2.22
Δ (min)	2.03		1.50
MET I	9.16 ± 1.30	0.006	8.65 ± 0.25	0.002	0.873
MET II	10.73 ± 1.23		9.86 ± 1.12
Δ MET	1.57		1.21
HRrest I	66.32 ± 9.16	0.862	70.11 ± 8.15	0.790	0.899
HRrest II	65.30 ± 10.31		68.40 ± 7.71
Δ (beats/minute)	− 1.02		− 1.71
HRmax I	128.25 ± 14.79	0.169	128.55 ± 14.69	0.264	0.992
HRmax II	133.65 ± 16.37		133.75 ± 11.10
Δ (beats/minute)	5.4		5.2
SBPrest I	124.60 ± 11.59	0.999	124.40 ± 13.96	0.936	0.914
SBPrest II	125.45 ± 18.11		123.88 ± 2.38
Δ (mmHg)	0.85		− 0.52
DBPrest I	82.10 ± 6.52	0.984	79.25 ± 4.16	0.918	0.918
DBPrest II	81.05 ± 7.26		79.34 ± 6.27
Δ (mmHg)	− 1.05		0.09
SBPmax I	169.25 ± 11.30	0.663	158.50 ± 10.15	0.730	0.114
SBPmax II	174.09 ± 12.25		162.33 ± 13.53
Δ (mmHg)	4.84		3.83
DBPmax I	84.21 ± 6.48	0.954	83.85 ± 6.50	0.916	0.922
DBPmax II	82.20 ± 9.33		82.09 ± 6.18
Δ (mmHg)	− 2.01		− 1.76
VO₂max I	37.27 ± 3.23	< 0.001	36.89 ± 6.22	< 0.001	0.167
VO₂max II	39.10 ± 3.17		38.76 ± 3.44
Δ (ml/kg/min)	1.83		1.87

All data are presented as means ± standard deviation and the difference (Δ – delta)
MET metabolic equivalent, HRrest resting heart rate, HRmax maximum heart rate, DBPmax maximum diastolic blood pressure, DBPrest resting diastolic blood pressure, SBPmax maximum systolic blood pressure, SBPrest resting systolic blood pressure, VO₂max maximal oxygen uptake

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