Feasibility and effects of adapted cardiac rehabilitation after stroke: a prospective trial

BMC Neurology

Table 2 Changes in study outcomes measured across 3 time points

					Pvalues
	n	Pre-Baseline -3 months	Pre-Program 0 months	Post-Program 6 months	ANOVA contrast for Pre-Baseline (-3 months) vs. Pre-Program (0 months)	ANOVA contrast for Baseline Period (-3, 0 months) vs. Post-Program (6 months)
Aerobic capacity
VO₂peak, ml·kg^-1·min^-1	32	13.6 ± 4.1 (5.8-22.7)	14.8 ± 4.8 (7-24.5)	16.2 ± 5.1 (7.4-27.9)	0.301	0.046
Peak workload, watts	36	60.4 ± 27.8 (15-120)	63.1 ± 31.2 (20-130)	64.6 ± 33.2 (20-130)	0.709	0.647
Ventilatory anaerobic threshold, ml·kg^-1·min^-1	27	10.3 ± 2.7 (4.8-14.9)	11 ± 3.2 (5.9-19.5)	11.9 ± 3.0 (6.1-18.5)	0.335	0.062
Resting heart rate, beats/minute	38	73.9 ± 13.8 (50-106)	73.4 ± 12.5 (52-103)	71.6 ± 14.8 (44-102)	0.877	0.459
Resting blood pressure
Systolic, mmHg	38	121 ± 13.7 (100-170)	122.6 ± 15.7 (89-158)	122.8 ± 17.3 (93-184)	0.66	0.74
Diastolic, mmHg	38	76.4 ± 11.4 (54-94)	74.8 ± 10.9 (52-98)	77.3 ± 10 (41-100)	0.51	0.431
Walking capacity
6MWT distance, meters	37	284.2 ± 145.8 (30-547)	286.4 ± 140 (45-576)	311 ± 152.1 (55-585)	0.948	0.382

Changes in study outcomes across 3 time points: pre-baseline (-3 months), and pre- and post-program (0, 6 months)
Values are mean ± SD (range). Abbreviations: 6MWT = 6-Minute Walk Test; SIS = Stroke Impact Scale.

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