Measurements | PG (n = 8) | CG (n = 8) | P values | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Before | After | Before | After | Time Group Group × Time | |
Body weight, kg | 54.5 (6.5) | 52.9 (6.2)†| 57.5 (10.8) | 55.4 (9.5)†| 0.004 0.532 0.639 |
Systolic blood pressure, mmHg | 119.8 (17.6) | 121.9 (17.6) | 128.3 (11.3) | 120.9 (10.8) | 0.401 0.584 0.139 |
Diastolic blood pressure, mmHg | 82.0 (12.2) | 81.1 (15.3) | 88.5 (7.9) | 76.3 (11.5) | 0.046 0.878 0.079 |
Pulse pressure, mmHg | 37.8 (9.4) | 40.8 (12.7) | 39.8 (10.0) | 44.6 (13.7) | 0.274 0.538 0.790 |
Mean arterial pressure, mmHg | 94.6 (13.5) | 94.7 (15.0) | 101.8 (7.8) | 91.1 (9.2) †| 0.052 0.737 0.052 |
Rate-pressure product | 8713 (1780) | 8864 (1781) | 9749 (1583) | 8798 (1519) †| 0.129 0.553 0.043 |
Heart rate, beats/min | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Rest | 72.6 (8.6) | 72.8 (10.0) | 76.6 (14.4) | 72.8 (10.0) | 0.307 0.706 0.277 |
Peak | 125 (21) | 127 (19) | 127 (18) | 125 (19) ¶ | 0.976 0.978 0.694 |
VO2, mL/kg/min | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Rest | 4.8 (1.2) | 4.4 (0.9) | 5.9 (1.3) | 5.2 (1.3) | 0.049 0.109 0.514 |
Peak | 17.7 (3.9) | 19.3 (2.2)†| 19.6 (4.0) | 21.2 (4.4)†| 0.035 0.276 0.994 |
VO2, mL/min | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Peak | 956.1 (211.1) | 1022.0 (182.0) | 1134.8 (335.8) | 1187.7 (340.2) | 0.136 0.217 0.866 |
Knee-extensor strength, Nm | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Paralyzed | 35.9 (13.7) | 39.6 (13.8)†| 33.6 (6.7) | 36.8 (5.7)†| 0.001 0.636 0.798 |
Non-paralyzed | 48.2 (10.2) | 48.9 (10.6) | 43.9 (8.0) | 44.2 (6.2) | 0.532 0.322 0.826 |
6MWD, m | 288 (106) | 342 (108)†| 281 (110) | 296 (117) | 0.001 0.641 0.037 |
10MWS, m/sec | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Optimum | 0.84 (0.32) | 0.95 (0.31)†| 0.78 (0.25) | 0.85 (0.33) | 0.019 0.597 0.530 |
Maximum | 1.12 (0.42) | 1.26 (0.40) | 1.08 (0.49) | 1.09 (0.55) | 0.116 0.116 0.181 |