Table 3 Associations between the time constant of oxygen uptake and participants’ characteristics.

From: Cardiorespiratory responses to exercise related to post-stroke fatigue severity

Variable

τ\(\dot{\mathrm{V}}\)O2

Correlation coefficient (p value)

t value (p value)

Age

r = 0.272 (0.209)

NA

Sex

NA

− 0.160 (0.875)

Height

r = − 0.096 (0.662)

NA

Weight

r = 0.066 (0.766)

NA

Body mass index

r = − 0.085 (0.699)

NA

Type of stroke

NA

− 1.085 (0.290)

Side of motor paresis

NA

− 0.657 (0.518)

Time since stroke

r = − 0.007 (0.973)

NA

Comorbidities

Hypertension

NA

− 1.377 (0.183)

Diabetes mellitus

NA

− 1.665 (0.111)

Depressive symptoms (GDS score ≥ 5)

NA

0.083 (0.935)

Mini-Mental State Examination score

rho = 0.072 (0.744)

NA

Stroke Impairment Assessment Set motor score

rho = − 0.113 (0.608)

NA

Functional Independence Measure motor score

rho = 0.017 (0.940)

NA

Functional Independence Measure cognitive score

rho = − 0.236 (0.278)

NA

  1. τ\(\dot{V}\)O2 time constant of oxygen uptake kinetics, r Pearson’s product-moment correlation coefficient, rho Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient, GDS Geriatric Depression Scale, NA not available.