Table 3 Clinical parameters of participants with chronic cardiovascular disease.

From: Smartphone application-based rehabilitation in patients with chronic respiratory and cardiovascular diseases

n = 34

Baseline

After rehabilitation

P value

VO2 peak (ml/kg/min, n = 33)a

21.8 [17.2–24.2]

23.3 [19.9–27.1]

0.007

Exercise time (sec, n = 33)a

513 [328–550]

555 [508–586]

 < 0.001

METs (n = 33)a

6.2 [5.1–7.3]

6.5 [5.8–7.9]

0.011

NYHA class

1 [1–1]

1 [1–1]

 > 0.999

EQ-5D-5L index

0.871 [0.802–1.000]

1.000 [0.840–1.000]

0.037

HINT-8 index

0.890 [0.812–0.908]

0.903 [0.859–1.000]

 < 0.001

Hand grip strength (kg)

32.5 [27.6–40.0]

34.0 [24.8–42.0]

0.386

Limb muscle mass (kg, n = 32)

22.9 [20.3–24.8]

23.2 [21.0–24.8]

0.258

 Upper limb

6.1 [5.2–6.6]

6.2 [5.5–6.9]

0.044

 Lower limb

16.6 [15.2–17.8]

16.8 [15.3–18.2]

0.575

  1. Data are presented as median [interquartile range].
  2. VO2 peak, peak oxygen uptake; METs, Metabolic equivalents of task mMRC; NYHA, New York Heart Association; EQ-5D-5L, Euro-QoL 5-Dimension 5-Level; HINT-8, Health-related Quality of Life Instrument with 8 Items.
  3. aVO2 peak, exercise time, and METs were measured using a cardiopulmonary exercise test.
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