Clinical Study

Lifestyle Intervention Improves Heart Rate Recovery from Exercise in Adults with Type 2 Diabetes: Results from the Look AHEAD Study

Table 2

Correlations with Year 1 heart rate recoverya.

Variable Spearman correlation value

Age3371−0.2220<.0001
Self-reported duration of diabetes (yrs)3348−0.1018<.0001
Waist circumference3367−0.0999<.0001
BMI3371−0.04640.0071
Hemoglobin A1c%3371−0.1026<.0001
Triglycerides (mgdL)3371−0.0863<.0001
Percent weight change3371−0.1837<.0001
Percent fitness change32890.0849<.0001

aResults at Year 1 for 3371 participants never on -blocker, where HRR could be calculated.