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Table 3 Comparison of mean ± SD cardiopulmonary exercise testing measurements at baseline and after exercise regimen

From: A feasibility trial of prehabilitation before oesophagogastric cancer surgery using a multi-component home-based exercise programme: the ChemoFit study

 

Baseline CPET (n=19)

End of study CPET (n=19)

75% CI

VO2 at AT (ml.min-1.kg-1)

14.3 ± 3.2

13.9 ± 2.8

−0.2;1.1

VO2peak (ml.min-1.kg-1)

19.4 ± 4.2

19.3 ± 4.2

−0.7;0.9

VE/VCO2

30.6 ± 3.8

31.5 ± 4.3

−1.5; −0.3

FEV1 (l)

2.6 ± 0.8

2.6 ± 0.7

−0.1;0.1

FVC (l)

3.6 ± 0.9

3.6 ± 0.9

−0.1;0.1

  1. Abbreviations: VO2 at AT oxygen uptake at anaerobic threshold, VO2peak peak oxygen uptake, VE/VCO2 ventilatory equivalents for carbon dioxide, FEV1 forced expiratory volume in 1s, FVC forced vital capacity, CPET cardiopulmonary exercise testing, CI confidence interval
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