International Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Open Access
ISSN: 2329-9096
+44 1300 500008
ISSN: 2329-9096
+44 1300 500008
Melissa D. Zullo
P.O. Box 5190 Kent, OH, 44242
Tanzania
Research Article
Exercise Capacity of Cardiac Rehabilitation Participants with Metabolic Syndrome and Inter-Program Variation
Author(s): Melissa D. Zullo, Amy Lyzen, Leila W. Jackson, Leslie Cho and Mary A DolanskyMelissa D. Zullo, Amy Lyzen, Leila W. Jackson, Leslie Cho and Mary A Dolansky
Background: Metabolic syndrome prevalence in cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is high and participants have poor baseline and overall improvement in exercise capacity; however, it is unclear if this is due to participant or CR programlevel factors. The purpose of this research was to describe, in CR participants, the association between metabolic syndrome and change in exercise capacity, and to examine exercise capacity variation by CR program. Methods: Data was abstracted from medical charts in four CR programs. A three-category exposure variable was defined as BMI<27 (reference group) and no metabolic syndrome (n=73), BMI ≥ 27 without metabolic syndrome (n=21), and metabolic syndrome (n=156). Hierarchical linear models examined the association between metabolic syndrome and the rate of change in exercise capacity and variation in exercise capacity by CR program. Results: Sixty-two .. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2329-9096.S1-003