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Table 1 Baseline characteristics

From: The Feasibility of High-Intensity Interval Training in Patients with Intensive Care Unit-Acquired Weakness Syndrome Following Long-Term Invasive Ventilation

Variable

MCT (n = 24)

HIIT (n = 22)

p value

Hypertension

 Yes

4.2% (n = 1)

27.3% (n = 6)

p = .043*

 No

95.8% (n = 23)

72.7% (n = 16)

Afib

 Yes

41.7% (n = 10)

50.0% (n = 11)

p = .768

 No

58.3% (n = 14)

50.0% (n = 11)

Oral anticoagulation

 Yes

29.2% (n = 7)

45.5% (n = 10)

p = .361

 No

70.8% (n = 17)

54.5% (n = 12)

Statin use

 Yes

70.8% (n = 17)

81.8% (n = 18)

p = .497

 No

29.2% (n = 7)

18.2% (n = 4)

Diabetes

 Yes

50.0% (n = 12)

81.8% (n = 18)

p = .032*

 No

50.0% (n = 12)

18.2% (n = 4)

BMI > 30 kg/m2

 Yes

41.7% (n = 10)

63.6% (n = 14)

p = .155

 No

58.3% (n = 14)

36.4% (n = 8)

Nicotine

 Yes

12.5% (n = 3)

22.7% (n = 5)

p = .451

 No

87.5% (n = 21)

77.3% (n = 17)

Stroke

 Yes

62.5% (n = 15)

86.4% (n = 19)

p = .096

 No

37.5% (n = 9)

13.6% (n = 3)

Chronic heart failure

 Yes

25.0% (n = 6)

63.6% (n = 14)

p = .016*

 No

75.0% (n = 18)

36.4% (n = 8)

Coronary artery disease

 Yes

79.2% (n = 19)

81.8% (n = 18)

p = 0.990

 No

20.8% (n = 5)

18.2% (n = 4)

COPD

 Yes

54.2% (n = 13)

54.5% (n = 12)

p = .990

 No

45.8% (n = 11)

45.5% (n = 10)

LTOT

 Yes

41.7% (n = 10)

59.1% (n = 13)

p = .376

 No

58.3% (n = 14)

40.9% (n = 9)

NIV

 Yes

54.2% (n = 13)

54.5% (n = 12)

p = .990

 No

45.8% (n = 11)

45.5% (n = 10)

LVEF

 > 50%

62.5% (n = 15)

90.8% (n = 20)

p = .261

 40–50%

25.0% (n = 6)

4.6% (n = 1)

 < 40%

12.5% (n = 3)

4.6% (n = 1)

Valvular dysfunction

 Yes

75.0% (n = 18)

81.8% (n = 18)

p = .725

 No

25.0% (n = 6)

18.2% (n = 4)

  1. Baseline characteristics of patients in the moderate continuous (MCT, n = 24) and high-intensity interval training (HIIT, n = 22) groups. Afib Atrial fibrillation, BMI Body mass index [kg/m2]. Stroke: this illustrates a history of stroke with a current modified Rankin scale of no more than three points. COPD Chronic obstructive lung disease, LTOT Long-term oxygen treatment, NIV Non-invasive ventilation, LVEF Left-ventricular ejection fraction (categorised with eyeballing in transthoracic echocardiography). Valvular dysfunction was defined as at least grade II stenosis or insufficiency on transthoracic echocardiography. Mean values ± standard deviations are depicted. Significance is denoted with an asterisk (p < .05). Differences were assessed with chi-squared/Fisher’s test