Table 2: Comparison between Groups.

   

Control Group

Under Threshold Group

Above Threshold Group

P- Value

   

Mean. ± sd/n-%

Med

Mean. ± sd/n-%

Med

Mean ± sd/n-%

Med

 

AGE

19.8 ± 2.1

20

19.3 ± 1.1

19

18.7 ± 0.5

19

0.059

K

Sex

Female

11-68.8%

 

10-66.7%

 

10-66.7%

 

0.990

X2

Male

5-31.3%

 

5-33.3%

 

5-33.3%

 

BMI

22.8 ± 3.3

22

22.5 ± 4.4

22

23.3 ± 3.6

25

0.192

K

Smoking

(-)

8-50.0%

 

12-80.0%

 

9-60.0%

 

0.214

X2

(+)

8-50.0%

 

3-20.0%

 

6-40.0%

 

Cigarette (Each/ Day)

4.56 ± 5.44

2

1.40 ± 3.07

0

5.60 ± 8.45

0

0.606

K

NPS

1st measure

1.25 ± 2.08

0

0.53 ± 1.13

0

0.20 ± 0.77

0

0.198

K

2nd measure

1.75 ± 2.11

1

2.13 ± 2.00

2

0.40 ± 0.91

0

0.034

K

3th measure

1.56 ± 2.00

0

2.00 ± 1.73

2

0.67 ± 1.05

0

0.092

K

Pulse

1st measure

86.6 ± 13.1

87

83.6 ± 11.5

85

88.3 ± 11.6

86

0.569

K

2nd measure

106.4 ± 18.6

102

121.6 ± 19.8

123

106.5 ± 20.4

103

0.079

K

3th measure

113.4 ± 18.8

107

124.9 ± 20.6

122

110.5 ± 22.9

116

0.180

K

Respiratory Rate 

1st measure

19.4 ± 2.3

19

21.6 ± 2.1

22

19.3 ± 2.3

20

0.016

K

2nd measure

22.4 ± 3.7

22

26.0 ± 2.4

26

23.6 ± 3.7

24

0.015

K

3th measure

23.8 ± 3.5

24

26.7 ± 4.3

26

23.7 ± 3.5

24

0.049

K

Systolic Pressure 

1st measure

118.9 ± 10.3

122

128.1 ± 9.8

130

127.8 ± 6.8

129

0.010

K

2nd measure

127.6 ± 10.9

132

132.9 ± 9.5

133

127.9 ± 11.5

129

0.050

K

3th measure

125.9 ± 10.5

123

131.8 ± 10.5

131

123.3 ± 9.2

122

0.414

K

Diastolic Pressure 

1st measure

82.0 ± 7.0

81

87.6 ± 9.7

90

90.4 ± 9.2

89

0.432

K

2nd measure

82.3 ± 9.7

84

86.0 ± 13.4

87

84.1 ± 8.8

85

0.095

K

3th measure

78.0 ± 27.1

74

84.6 ± 9.4

82

78.5 ± 6.5

77

0.032

K

Saturation 

1st measure

98.1 ± 1.1

98

98.3 ± 0.7

98

98.4 ± 1.1

98

0.691

K

2nd measure

98.1 ± 1.6

99

97.9 ± 1.3

98

97.9 ± 1.0

98

0.691

K

3th measure

97.4 ± 1.2

97

96.7 ± 1.6

97

97.1 ± 1.2

97

0.471

K

Cycle Ergometer Test (Km)

1st measure

0.00 ± 0.00

0.00

0.00 ± 0.00

0.00

0.00 ± 0.00

0.00

1.000

K

2nd measure

1.73 ± 0.26

1.64

1.79 ± 0.44

1.71

1.68 ± 0.40

1.58

0.628

K

3th measure

1.92 ± 0.29

1.95

2.06 ± 0.39

1.93

1.94 ± 0.45

1.76

0.544

K

Values are numbers or mean ± standard deviation or number. K: Kruskal-wallis (Mann-whitney u test) / X2 Chi-squared test/p > 0.05/p < 0.05