Metabolic and functional effects of exercise training in diabetic kidney transplant recipients

Table 3 Functional capacity and respiratory responses at the beginning and the end of the 6-mo clinical trial

	Exercise group			Control group			Exercise vs control group
	Baseline	After 6-mo	P value	Baseline	After 6-mo	P value	Pre	Post
(VO2)peak (mL/kg/min)	22.7 ± 3.3	23.8 ± 4.2	0.02	21.9 ± 4.1	21.8 ± 3.2	0.34	0.43	0.01
RERmax	1.1 ± 0.0	1.2 ± 0.1	0.53	1.1 ± 0.0	1.1 ± 0.2	0.75	0.73	0.48
VO2/HRmax	12.6 ± 3.3	13.0 ± 3.0	0.23	12.7 ± 2.9	12.8 ± 2.6	0.69	0.63	0.51
VE/(VO2)max	37.2 ± 5.0	36.3 ± 2.2	0.54	37.4 ± 4.8	37.3 ± 4.5	0.56	0.54	0.62
VE/V(CO2)max	33.0 ± 4.4	32.4 ± 4.3	0.60	32.9 ± 4.1	33.2 ± 3.8	0.33	0.38	0.43

Data are expressed as mean ± SD. P > 0.05: Baseline vs 6 mo follow-up; P > 0.05 and P < 0.05: Exercise vs control group. HR: Heart rate; RER: Respiratory exchange ratio; VO₂/HR_max: Ratio between VO₂ and maximum heart rate; VE: Pulmonary ventilation; VE/(VO₂)_max: Ventilatory equivalents for oxygen; VE/V(CO₂)_max: Ventilatory equivalents for carbon dioxide; (VO₂)_peak: Maximum oxygen consumption.