Research Article
Hemodynamic Response in Ascending Aorta Surgery Patients during Moderate Intensity Resistance Training
Table 1
Baseline characteristics of the participants.
| | | Cases (n = 24) | Healthy controls (n = 24) | Mean difference | 95% confidence intervals | value |
| | Sex | 10 f/14 m | 10 f/14 m | | | |
| | Age (years) | | Mean ± SD | 60.5 ± 11.9 | 60.2 ± 11.8 | 0.3 | (−6.6; 7.2) | | | Range | 39.0–75.8 | 36.75–76.2 |
| | Weight (kg) | | Mean ± SD | 83.5 ± 24.2 | 71.2 ± 11.9 | 12.3 | (1.2; 23.4) | | | Range | 55–162 | 51–96 |
| | Height (cm) | | Mean ± SD | 175.8 ± 12.6 | 174.3 ± 8.5 | 1.5 | (−4.8; 7.7) | | | Range | 150–194 | 158–190 |
| | BMI (kg/m2) | | Mean ± SD | 26.6 ± 5.6 | 23.5 ± 2.8 | 3.1 | (0.5; 5.7) | | | Range | 20.3–46.3 | 19–30.5 |
| | Resting HR | | Mean ± SD | 71.1 ± 13.8 | 61.7 ± 10.2 | 9.5 | (2.4; 16.5) | | | Range | 53–106 | 42–79 |
| | Resting SBP (mmHg) | | Mean ± SD | 120.6 ± 12.9 | 128.0 ± 11.8 | −7.5 | (−14.6; −0.3) | | | Range | 96–145 | 100–148 |
| | Resting DBP (mmHg) | | Mean ± SD | 71.7 ± 9.7 | 75.9 ± 8.5 | −4.2 | (−9.5; 1.1) | | | Range | 51–94 | 59–89 | | Antihypertensive | 8/ | 3/ | | | | | Treatment | 6/ | 1/ | | 1 drug/2 drugs/3 | 4/ | 0/ | | Drugs/4 drugs | 4 | 0 |
| | Etiology: | | | | | | Aneurysms or dilatations/ | 17/ | | 3/ | | Marfan syndrome/dissection | 4 |
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n: numbers, f: female, m: male, SD: standard deviation, BMI: body mass index, HR: heart rate, SBP: systolic blood pressure, DBP: diastolic blood pressure, and : lowest possible dose of medication. |
