Exercise-Induced Excessive Blood Pressure Elevation Is Associated with Cardiac Dysfunction in Male Patients with Essential Hypertension
Table 2
Comparison of CPET parameters between EH group and non-EH group.
EH group (n = 47)
Non-EH group (n = 53)
value
Resting
VO2 (L/min), median (IQR)
0.37 (0.31, 0.40)
0.36 (0.32, 0.41)
0.97
VO2/kg (ml/kg/min), median (IQR)
4 (4, 5)
4 (4, 5)
0.09
HR (bpm)
89.66 ± 11.09
89.70 ± 12.78
0.99
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)
1.14 (0.91, 1.34)
1.03 (0.91, 1.21)
0.07
VO2/kg (ml/kg/min), median (IQR)
13 (12, 15)
13 (11, 15)
0.61
HR (bpm), median (IQR)
115 (108, 124)
116 (108, 127)
0.80
VO2/HR (ml/beat)
9.96 ± 1.71
9.10 ± 1.71
0.02
WR (watt)
78.55 ± 23.01
74.49 ± 16.29
0.31
Peak
VO2 (L/min), median (IQR)
1.67 (1.42, 2.03)
1.64 (1.48, 1.94)
0.41
VO2/kg (ml/kg/min), median (IQR)
20 (17, 22)
21 (18, 23)
0.29
HR (bpm)
148.45 ± 15.79
150.49 ± 18.67
0.31
VO2/HR (ml/beat)
11.71 ± 2.11
11.24 ± 2.11
0.25
WR (watt)
146.66 ± 27.76
143.92 ± 27.88
0.59
Resting to AT
△HR/△WR (bpm/watt)
0.35 ± 0.10
0.36 ± 0.12
0.59
AT to peak
△HR/△WR (bpm/watt)
0.45 ± 0.11
0.47 ± 0.12
0.73
Resting to peak
△HR/△WR (bpm/watt)
0.40 ± 0.09
0.42 ± 0.11
0.32
VO2/HR plateau [n (%)]
19 (40.43)
11 (20.75)
0.03
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, and △HR/△WR: heart rate increment per unit work rate. ;.
