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Table 4 Cardiopulmonary Exercise Test parameters of the whole HF population classified as Euglycemic, IR, and DM

From: Progressive right ventricular dysfunction and exercise impairment in patients with heart failure and diabetes mellitus: insights from the T.O.S.CA. Registry

Characteristics

Study cohort

Euglycemic

IR

T2D

ANOVA

F-value

p-value

VO2AT(ml/kg/min)

10.7 ± 3.5

11.4 ± 3.0

10.9 ± 3.6

9.5 ± 3.6

2.2

0.1

VO2max (ml/kg/min)

16.3 ± 4.9

18.0 ± 4.3

16.5 ± 4.3*

15.8 ± 3.8*

5.5

 < 0.01

VE-VCO2SLOPE

32.3 ± 6.2

31.5 ± 6.2

32.3 ± 6.4

33.4 ± 7.8

0.8

0.5

  1. VO2AT, oxygen consumption at anaerobic threshold; VO2max, Maximal oxygen uptake or consumption; VE-VCO2SLOPE, minute ventilation/carbon dioxide production slope
  2. *p < 0.05 respect Euglycemic
  3. §p < 0.05 respect IR