TABLE 5

Protocol Outcomes for Normal-Weight (BMI < 25) Patients

	Standard			Ramped
Variable	n	Mean	SD	n	Mean	SD	P
Heart rate, rest	112	70.03	13.71	88	70.78	13.71	0.899
Heart rate, peak	112	158.25	17.61	88	130.61	19.24	<0.001
Heart rate, 5 min	112	89.30	17.59	88	81.73	15.46	<0.001
METs	112	11.76	2.82	88	8.04	3.00	0.002
Maximum predicted heart rate, percentage	112	91.85	6.04	88	85.31	11.82	<0.001
PRP	112	24.93	4.54	88	21.19	5.09	<0.001
Total time (s)	112	608.67	157.46	88	438.25	169.76	<0.001
Functional capacity impairment	112	3.76	8.55	88	8.52	17.28	0.019