Exercise-Induced Excessive Blood Pressure Elevation Is Associated with Cardiac Dysfunction in Male Patients with Essential Hypertension
Table 5
Comparison of CPET parameters between EH-ATP group and EH-non-ATP group.
EH-ATP group (n = 19)
EH-non-ATP group (n = 28)
value
Resting
VO2 (L/min), median (IQR)
0.37 (0.31, 0.40)
0.36 (0.31, 0.40)
0.67
VO2/kg (ml/kg/min), median (IQR)
4 (4, 5)
4 (4, 4)
0.14
HR (bpm)
90.42 ± 11.89
89.14 ± 10.07
0.70
VO2/HR (ml/beat), median (IQR)
3.98 (3.49, 4.55)
4.03 (3.61, 4.33)
0.94
AT
VO2 (L/min), median (IQR)
1.07 (0.91, 1.26)
1.16 (0.96, 1.45)
0.31
VO2/kg (ml/kg/min), median (IQR)
13 (12, 15)
13 (11.25, 15.75)
0.79
HR (bpm)
114.58 ± 11.19
118.68 ± 15.39
0.33
VO2/HR (ml/beat)
9.64 ± 1.43
10.18 ± 1.87
0.29
WR (watt)
70.05 ± 17.42
84.32 ± 24.78
0.04
Peak
VO2 (L/min), median (IQR)
1.63 (1.39, 1.88)
1.89 (1.49, 2.16)
0.04
VO2/kg (ml/kg/min), median (IQR)
18 (16, 20)
21 (18, 22)
0.02
HR (bpm)
147.32 ± 13.31
149.21 ± 17.47
0.69
VO2/HR (ml/beat)
10.76 ± 1.70
12.36 ± 2.14
<0.01
WR (watt)
136.53 ± 24.07
153.54 ± 28.32
0.04
Resting to AT
△VO2/△WR (ml/watt), median (IQR)
10.58 (9.12, 12.41)
10.07 (8.49, 11.27)
0.32
△HR/△WR (bpm/watt)
0.35 ± 0.10
0.35 ± 0.11
0.96
AT to peak
△VO2/△WR (ml/watt), median (IQR)
7.37 (5.96, 8.95)
9.01 (7.89, 10.24)
<0.01
△HR/△WR (bpm/watt)
0.50 ± 0.12
0.45 ± 0.13
0.22
Resting to peak
△VO2/△WR (ml/watt), median (IQR)
8.70 (7.88, 9.94)
9.44 (8.54, 10.85)
0.12
△HR/△WR (bpm/watt)
0.42 ± 0.09
0.39 ± 0.09
0.38
VO2: oxygen consumption per minute, VO2/kg: oxygen consumption per kilogram of body weight per minute, HR: heart rate per minute, VO2/HR: oxygen pulse, WR: work rate, △VO2/△WR: oxygen consumption increment per unit work rate, and △HR/△WR: heart rate increment per unit work rate. ;.