| Characteristic |
Completed (n=20) |
Did not complete (n=6) |
| Age (years) |
71 (62-87) |
74 (70-86) |
| Sex (male/female) |
14/6 |
5/1 |
| Height (m) |
1.72 (1.55-1.88) |
1.73 (1.64-1.81) |
| Body mass (kg) |
78 (50-134) |
82 (74-89) |
| Aetiology (ischemic/DCM) |
13/7 |
5/0 |
| NYHA Class II/III |
18/2 |
2/4 |
| Ejection Fraction (%) |
31 (15-40) |
30 (24-44) |
| VO2peak (ml.kg-1.min-1) |
13.18 (8.72-22.30) |
11.49 (11.10-18.70) |
| Peak RER |
1.11 (1.02-1.31) |
1.16 (1.01-1.24) |
| Peak work rate (W) |
70 (40-90) |
55 (40-90) |
| VO2 at VT (ml.kg-1.min-1) |
8.78 (5.49-13.80) |
9.12 (7.40-9.90) |
| VE/VCO2 slope |
31.51 (25.02-38.78) |
33.83 (27.99-37.86) |
| MLHFQ total score |
22 (4-58) |
39 (35-58) |
| MLHFQ physical |
12 (2-29) |
23 (14-16) |
| MLHFQ emotional |
3 (0-17) |
13 (11-18) * |
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