Table 4: Quality of Life & Physical Function in Class II & III CHF Patients.
Quality of life, physical function, functional capacity data ( n = 15) | ||||
Dextrose | Ribose | |||
Pre | Post | Pre | Post | |
Quality of life | 420 ± 144 | 463 ± 160 | 417 ± 118 | 467 ± 128* |
Physical function | 52 ± 20 | 56 ± 24 | 48 ± 23 | 54 ± 21** |
Funct cap (peak-attained watts) | 102 ± 19 | 100 ± 10 | 100 ± 18 | 103 ± 15 |
Note: | ||||
Funct cap = functional capacity | ||||
*P < 0.01 | ||||
**P < 0.02 |
Adapted from Omran, et al. [43].