Cardiovascular responses during treadmill exercise test in men and women
| Variable | Men | Women | p Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exercise capacity | 10.5 | 1.9 | 8.8 | 1.9 | <0.001 |
| Chronotropic reserve | 0.9 | 0.13 | 0.85 | 0.15 | <0.001 |
| Maximum SBP (mmHg) | 181.1 | 20.4 | 161.9 | 20.3 | <0.001 |
| Maximum DBP (mmHg) | 87.8 | 10.7 | 83.6 | 10.1 | <0.001 |
| SBP 1st minute recovery stage (mmHg) | 170.0 | 21.6 | 151.9 | 20.9 | <0.001 |
| SBP 2nd minute recovery stage (mmHg) | 161.3 | 21.2 | 141.1 | 19.6 | <0.001 |
| SBP 3rd recovery stage (mmHg) | 148.9 | 18.7 | 132.1 | 16.0 | <0.001 |
| SBP recovery 1st minute* | 10.8 | 14.7 | 8.8 | 12.1 | 0.137 |
| SBP recovery 2nd minute* | 20.2 | 17.4 | 20.0 | 14.4 | 0.922 |
| SBP recovery 3rd minute* | 31.9 | 16.3 | 29.5 | 16.0 | 0.114 |
| Peak heart-rate | 166.6 | 15.2 | 161.8 | 17.3 | <0.001 |
| HR 1st minute recovery stage (bpm) | 126.0 | 18.5 | 120.8 | 19.9 | 0.003 |
| HR 2nd minute recovery stage (bpm) | 110.9 | 17.2 | 104.2 | 18.2 | <0.001 |
| HR 3rd minute recovery stage (bpm) | 104.8 | 15.5 | 99.0 | 15.9 | <0.001 |
| HRR 1st minute (bpm)† | 40.6 | 16.8 | 42.0 | 14.2 | 0.328 |
| HRR 2nd minute (bpm)† | 55.4 | 15.1 | 57.7 | 13.9 | 0.087 |
| HRR 3rd minute (bpm)† | 61.6 | 14.4 | 63.1 | 14.4 | 0.246 |
*Systolic blood pressure recovery was defined as the difference between maximum systolic blood pressure and systolic blood pressure at recovery stage.
†Heart-rate recovery was defined as the difference between peak heart-rate and heart-rate at recovery stage.
DBP, diastolic blood pressure; HR, heart-rate; HRR, heart-rate recovery; SBP, systolic blood pressure.