Evaluation of Exercise Tolerance in Dialysis Patients Performing Tai Chi Training: Preliminary Study

Table 4

Changes of spiroergometry parameters after 6-month Tai Chi training.

Variable	Measurement	Mean	SD	Mean change	Student’s t-test
					Test time, min		8.71	2.76	1.37	2.89	0.013
	10.08	3.72
MET		4.34	1.53	0.35	1.72	0.109
		4.69	1.90
VE, L/min		43.00	16.98	0.89	0.55	0.594
		43.89	18.17
VO2, mL/min		1096.6	502.9	96.00	1.70	0.113
		1192.6	609.8
VO2/kg, mL/min/kg		15.37	5.55	0.98	1.64	0.125
		16.36	6.48

P < 0.05; : before Tai Chi exercise training; : after Tai Chi exercise training; VE: minute ventilation; VO₂: oxygen uptake; VO₂/kg: oxygen uptake per kg of body weight.