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Table 1
Patient characteristics and CPET parameters.
eGFR <45
eGFR 45–59
eGFR ≥60
(n=30)
(n=59)
(n=112)
Age, years
71.4 ± 7.7
67.8 ± 7.8
Male, n (%)
29 (96.7)
Body mass index, kg/m2
P- value
eGFR <45 vs.
eGFR 45–59 vs.
eGFR <45 vs.
eGFR 45–59
eGFR ≥60
eGFR ≥60
61.2 ± 10.8
0.300
<0.001
<0.0001
50 (84.7)
104 (92.9)
0.46
0.33
23.2 ± 2.8
23.1 ± 3.2
23.8 ± 2.9
0.45
0.88
MI, n (%)
19 (63.3)
43 (72.9)
86 (76.8)
0.63
AP, n (%)
0 (0)
4 (6.8)
16 (14.3)
0.887
0.632
0.071
CHF, n (%)
24 (80.0)
19 (32.2)
25 (22.3)
<0.001
0.666
<0.001
LVEF, (%)
51.2 (38.9–54.4)
58.7 (49.0–65.4)
59.3 (51.5–68.2)
0.090
0.384
<0.001
Hypertension, n (%)
24 (80.0)
36 (61.0)
74 (66.1)
0.35
0.64
Diabetes, n (%)
17 (56.7)
20 (33.9)
36 (32.1)
0.201
0.073
36.8 (32.2–40.5)
54.6 (51.7–57.0)
71.2 (65.2–80.0)
<0.001
<0.001
<0.001
12.7 ± 1.8
13.3 ± 1.5
14.2 ± 1.3
0.221
<0.001
<0.001
Beta blockers, n (%)
23 (76.7)
45 (77.6)
72 (64.9)
0.38
0.95
ACE-I, n (%)
8 (26.7)
9 (15.3)
33 (29.5)
0.94
0.19
ARB, n (%)
15 (50.0)
24 (40.7)
39 (34.8)
0.57
CCB, n (%)
9 (30.0)
6 (10.2)
21 (18.8)
0.12
0.64
0.83
Diuretics, n (%)
19 (63.3)
16 (27.1)
14 (12.5)
0.006
0.088
<0.001
Statin, n (%)
19 (63.3)
49 (83.1)
95 (84.8)
0.212
0.054
16.2 ± 3.9
19.7 ± 4.7
23.0 ± 4.5
0.002
<0.001
<0.001
70.6 ± 16.4
82.8 ± 18.7
92.8 ± 19.0
0.011
0.003
<0.001
10.9 ± 2.1
12.4 ± 2.5
14.0 ± 2.6
0.029
<0.001
<0.001
Peak RER
1.20 ± 0.05
1.20 ± 0.06
1.18 ± 0.06
0.086
0.382
AT RER
0.96 ± 0.02
0.96 ± 0.03
0.95 ± 0.04
0.14
0.11
Peak WR, watts
VE vs. VCO2 slope
. .
Minimum VE/VCO2
86.2 ± 17.2
102.3 ± 28.6
122.9 ± 28.3
0.028
<0.001
<0.001
33.9 (30.8–38.5)
30.6 (27.9–33.5)
29.2 (26.3–31.7)
0.007
0.137
<0.001
36.1 (33.5–39.9)
33.9 (30.9–37.4)
30.8 (28.8–34.5)
0.173
0.002
<0.001
8.6 ± 2.0
9.6 ± 2.5
11.1 ± 2.2
0.181
<0.001
<0.001
8.1 ± 1.6
8.8 ± 1.4
9.4 ± 1.3
0.051
0.030
<0.001
Laboratory values
eGFR, mL/min/1.73m2
Hemoglobin, g/dL
Medications
CPET parameters
Peak VO2, mL/min/kg
%Peak VO2, %
AT VO2, mL/min/kg
Peak O2 pulse
ΔVO2/ΔWR
Rest PETO2, mmHg
107.2 ± 5.5
107.8 ± 4.9
108.1 ± 4.2
0.88
AT PETO2, mmHg
107.1 ± 5.4
105.0 ± 5.5
102.4 ± 4.7
0.216
0.004
<0.001
0.1 (-1.1–1.4)
2.4 (0.8–4.0)
5.2 (3.7–7.4)
<0.001
<0.001
<0.001
ΔPETO2, mmHg
CPET, cardiopulmonary exercise testing; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate; MI, myocardial infarction; AP, angina pectoris; CHF,
chronic heart failure; LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction; ACE-I, angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor; ARB, angiotensin II
receptor blocker; CCB, calcium channel blocker; VO2, oxygen uptake; AT, anaerobic threshold; RER, respiratory exchange ratio; WR,
. .
work rate; VE, expiratory minute volume; VCO2, carbon dioxide output; VE/VCO2, ventilatory equivalent for carbon dioxide; O2, oxygen;
PETO2, end-tidal oxygen partial pressure.
Values shown are % (n), mean ± standard deviation, or median (interquartile range).
Table 2
Univariate and multivariate linear regression analyses for peak VO2 in all subjects.
Univariate
Multivariate
P-value
95% CI
P-value
Age
-0.451
<0.001
-0.142
-0.128, -0.009
0.023
LVEF
0.113
<0.001
0.150
0.018, 0.110
0.006
eGFR strata
0.508
<0.001
0.154
0.128, 2.000
0.026
Hb
0.148
<0.001
0.167
0.164, 0.914
0.005
ΔPETO2
0.552
<0.001
0.356
0.308, 0.690
<0.001
Rest PETO2
0.121
0.020
-0.194
-0.335, -0.092
<0.001
R2
0.462
VO2, oxygen uptake; CI, confidence interval; LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction; eGFR, estimated
glomerular filtration rate; Hb, hemoglobin; PETO2, end-tidal oxygen partial pressure.
Table 3
Univariate and multivariate linear regression analyses for peak VO2 by eGFR strata.
Univariate
P-value
Age
-0.358
0.052
LVEF
0.572
Hb
Multivariate
95% CI
P-value
<0.001
0.518
0.086, 0.229
<0.001
0.616
<0.001
0.567
0.728, 1.766
<0.001
ΔPETO2
0.175
0.356
Rest PETO2
0.121
0.059
eGFR <45 group
R2
0.620
eGFR 45–59 group
-0.354
-0.297, -0.052
0.006
0.004
0.258
0.241, 1.449
0.007
0.523
<0.001
0.501
0.402, 1.013
<0.001
0.062
0.058
-0.181
-0.384, -0.016
0.035
Age
-0.521
<0.001
LVEF
0.183
0.166
Hb
0.365
ΔPETO2
Rest PETO2
R2
0.538
eGFR ≥60 group
Age
-0.236
0.012
-0.215
-0.140, 0.017
0.125
LVEF
0.198
0.036
0.146
-0.014, 0.137
0.113
Hb
0.078
0.416
ΔPETO2
0.314
<0.001
0.308
0.154, 0.716
0.003
Rest PETO2
0.036
0.045
-0.193
-0.154, -0.013
0.037
R2
0.194
VO2, oxygen uptake; CI, confidence interval; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate; LVEF, left ventricular
ejection fraction; Hb, hemoglobin; PETO2, end-tidal oxygen partial pressure.
Figure 1. Comparison of the change in end-tidal oxygen partial pressure (ΔPETO2) at
different values of estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR).
Figure 2. Coefficients of determination for peak V̇O2 for each group. Coefficients of
determination of the (a) age, (b) left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF), (c) hemoglobin
(Hb), and (d) change in end-tidal oxygen partial pressure (∆PETO2) to peak V̇O2 for each
group.
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