Research Article

Effectiveness and Safety of Four Aerobic Exercise Intensity Prescription Techniques in Rehabilitation Training for Patients with Coronary Heart Disease

Table 5

The comparison of effectiveness indicators.

Intensity techniqueAll patients (n = 324)Low-risk (n = 15)Moderate-risk (n = 77)High-risk (n = 232)#abc
No. of patients (%)Mean (SD),No. of patients (%)Mean (SD)No. of patients (%)Mean (SD)No. of patients (%)Mean (SD)

Mean value of target-heart-rate set by exercise intensity techniques, (bpm)
HRR-m A32498 (8.5)0.451599 (9.7)7799 (7.2)23298 (8.8)0.771.000.960.79
HRR-m B32488 (11.0)0.001594 (10.5)7791 (9.5)23287 (11.3)0.010.540.080.09
MHR-m32479 (5.2)0.001581 (3.4)7780 (5.1)23278 (5.2)0.000.650.060.02
THR-m32493 (10.5)0.001591 (13.0)7793 (9.7)23293 (10.6)0.620.900.730.81
AT-m31198 (13.0)15103 (12.7)7799 (11.8)21997 (13.3)0.190.590.280.58

Frequencies of whose target HR lower than HRAT.
HRR-m A164 (50.6)9 (60.0)37 (48.1)118 (50.9)0.690.400.490.67
HRR-m B268 (82.7)11 (73.3)66 (85.7)191 (82.3)0.490.420.600.49
MHR-m307 (94.8)14 (93.3)72 (93.5)221 (94.8)0.811.001.000.76
THR-m208 (64.2)12 (80.0)56 (72.7)140 (60.3)0.060.790.130.051

Frequencies of whose target HR higher than HRAT.
HRR-m A160 (49.4)6 (40.0)40 (51.9)114 (49.1)0.690.400.490.67
HRR-m B53 (16.4)4 (26.7)11 (14.3)38 (16.4)0.500.420.500.66
MHR-m16 (4.9)1 (6.7)5 (6.5)10 (4.3)0.711.000.510.64
THR-m106 (32.7)3 (20.0)20 (26.0)83 (35.8)0.160.870.210.11

, , value of comparison between each intensity technique and AT-m by paired t-test; #, value of comparison among three groups; a, value of comparison between low-risk and moderate-risk group; b, value of comparison between low-risk and high-risk group; c, value of comparison between moderate-risk and high-risk group. HRR-m A, heart-rate-reserve method A; HRR-m B, heart-rate-reserve method B; MHR-m, max-heart-rate method; THR-m: target-heart-rate method; AT-m: anaerobic threshold method.