Table 2 Patients’ characteristics and types of HIIT exercises
All pts (n = 100) | HIIT (n = 50) | MICT (n = 50) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Women, n (%) | 65 (65%) | 34 (68%) | 31 (62%) |
Age (y), mean ± SD | 85 ± 7 | 85 ± 7 | 84 ± 7 |
Age (y), min - max | 67–102 | 67–102 | 70–101 |
BMI (kg/m2), mean ± SD | 25 ± 6 | 25 ± 5 | 25 ± 6 |
Heart rate (/min), mean ± SD | 73 ± 11 | 73 ± 10 | 73 ± 11 |
Systolic BP (mmHg), mean ± SD | 135 ± 16 | 138 ± 14 | 133 ± 17 |
Diastolic BP (mmHg), mean ± SD | 68 ± 13 | 69 ± 14 | 68 ± 12 |
Main problem at inclusion visit, n (%) | |||
Cardiopulmonary problem | 11 (11%) | 6 (12%) | 5 (10%) |
Deconditioning | 14 (14%) | 7 (14%) | 7 (14%) |
Gait impairment/falls | 53 (53%) | 27 (54%) | 26 (52%) |
Neurological problem | 6 (6%) | 4 (8%) | 2 (4%) |
Other | 16 (16%) | 6 (12%) | 10 (20%) |
Sessions | |||
Scheduled | 464 | 200 | 264 |
Not participated in | 70 | 25 (13%) | 45 (17%) |
Early hospital discharge | 36 | 17 | 19 |
Early hospital transfer | 10 | 0 | 10 |
Competing consultation/exam | 9 | 3 | 6 |
Home visit | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Session cancelled by staff | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Acute gastroenteritis | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Exclusion due to complications or contra-indications | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Patient transport issues | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Family meeting | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Fall | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Participated in | 394 | 175 (88%) | 219 (83%) |
Completed | 320 | 157 (90%) | 163 (74%) |
Not completed | 74 | 18 (10%) | 56 (26%) |
Patient refusal | 49 | 16 | 33 |
Patient unavailability | 4 | 2 | 2 |
Knee pain | 6 | 0 | 6 |
Incapacity to understand instructions | 5 | 0 | 5 |
< 50% of session completed | 7 | 0 | 7 |
Exclusion due to suspected sacral fracture | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Dizziness and malaise | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Type of HIIT exercise (157 completed sessions) | |||
A | 147 (94%) | ||
pedal exerciser | 79 (54%) | ||
NuStep | 47 (32%) | ||
cycle ergometer | 21 (14%) | ||
B | 5 (3%) | ||
C | 4 (3%) | ||
D | 1 (1%) | ||