Research Article

Effects of Aerobic Exercise Based upon Heart Rate at Aerobic Threshold in Obese Elderly Subjects with Type 2 Diabetes

Table 2

Physiological parameters for the intervention group (IG) and the control group (CG) at baseline and after 3-month period.

IG ()CG ()

O2peak (ml·kg−1 min−1)15.9 ± 3.018.5 ± 3.2*18.6 ± 4.217.9 ± 5.7
METpeak4.5 ± 0.85.3 ± 1*5.3 ± 1.25.1 ± 1.6
WRpeak (W)65.7 ± 25.978.6 ± 26.1*96.0 ± 23.088.3 ± 20.0
%HRmax (%)77.1 ± 9.577.9 ± 7.979.0 ± 5.880.3 ± 7.5
%O2peak at AerTge (%)57.7 ± 11.951.7 ± 11.658.1 ± 12.159.9 ± 16.5
%HRmax at AerTge (%)57.7 ± 8.356.1 ± 8.060.0 ± 7.660.0 ± 6.7
%HRR at AerTge (%)24.4 ± 12.221.6 ± 9.818.9 ± 4.718.4 ± 7.2
WR at AerTge (w)20.4 ± 4.728.0 ± 8.2*20.8 ± 9.523.3 ± 0.3
ΔHR (bpm)21.5 ± 11.618.9 ± 9.514.2 ± 3.914.3 ± 7.7
MET at AerTge2.6 ± 0.62.6 ± 0.63.1 ± 0.62.9 ± 0.6

O2peak: peak oxygen uptake; MET: metabolic equivalent; WRpeak: peak work rate.
HRmax: maximum heart rate; HRR: heart rate reserve; ΔHR: heart rate at AerTge-heart rate at rest.
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