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Table 2 Hemodynamic and respiratory variables pre- and post-Five-Times Sit-to-Stand Test (FTSST)

From: The five times sit-to-stand test: safety, validity and reliability with critical care survivors’s at ICU discharge

Variables

Pretest

Post-test

p-value

HR (bpm)

77 (14.2)

89 (17.5)

< 0.001

SBP (mmHg)

120 (14.3)

139 (17.5)

< 0.001

DBP (mmHg)

74 (16.4)

83 (12.6)

< 0.001

DP (mmHg.bpm)

9.240 (12.5)

12.4 (13.4)

< 0.001

SPO2 (%)

96 (1.9)

98 (1.8)

< 0.001

RR (ipm)

15 (1.5)

18 (2.0)

< 0.001

  1. Values are expressed in mean (±SD). HR Heart rate, SBP Systolic blood pressure, DBP Diastolic blood pressure, DP Double product, BORG (PES) Perceived exertion score, SPO2 Peripheral oxygen saturation, RR Respiratory rate. T-test for paired samples, (p < 0.005)
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Archives of Physiotherapy

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