Table 1 Subject characteristics
Age (years) | 61 ± 12 years | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Height (m) | 1.6 ± 0.06 | ||||
Weight | Pre: 72.9 ± 15.3 | Post: 71.4 ± 15.2 | |||
Type of event: (number) | Myocardial Infarction: 57 | ||||
| Â | Coronary Artery Bypass: 26 | ||||
| Â | Angioplasty: 17 | ||||
| Â | Valve Surgery or Problems: 8 | ||||
| Â | CAD (including angina): 6 | ||||
| Â | Other: 12 | ||||
Cholesterol (mmol/L) | Pre | Post | |||
|  | Total : 5.38 ± 1.08 | Total: 5.40 ± 1.02 | |||
|  | LDL: 3.23 ± 0.90 | LDL: 3.25 ± 0.94 | |||
|  | HDL: 1.20 ± 0.31 | HDL: 1.26 ± 0.32 * | |||
|  | Triglyceride: 2.03 ± 0.93 | Triglyceride: 1.95 ± 0.77 | |||
Blood Pressure (mm/Hg) | Diastolic: | Systolic | |||
| Â | Â | Rest | Max | Rest | Max |
|  | Pre: | 77.4 ± 9.8 | 86.0 ± 12.4 | 131.9 ± 28.2 | 168.7 ± 25.4 |
|  | Post: | 76.3 ± 10.2 | 83.5 ± 9 | 132.5 ± 2.6 | 166.9 ± 23.6 |
Exercise Tolerance Time (minutes) | Pre: 6.6 ± 2.4 | Post: 8.0 ± 2.4 * | |||