1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Statistical Analysis
2.2. Ethics Statement
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Parameters | All Patients (n = 80) | % VO2 Max >70 (n = 45) | % VO2 Max ≤70 (n = 35) | p Value * |
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Age (years) × | 55.51 ± 11.83 | 57.02 ± 12.08 | 53.57 ± 11.38 | 0.19 |
NLR × | 1.97 ± 0.80 | 1.83 ± 0.65 | 2.15 ± 0.93 | 0.07 |
PLR × | 155.6 ± 52.7 | 137.4 ± 35.9 | 169.8 ± 59.3 | 0.003 |
Platelet count, ×103/μL × | 256 ± 60 | 244.4 ± 56.1 | 266.3 ± 56.1 | 0.11 |
Neutrophil count, ×103/μL × | 3.32 ± 1.25 | 2.92 ± 0.90 | 3.83 ± 1.45 | 0.001 |
Lymphocyte count, ×103/μL † | 1.72 (1.44–1.99) | 1.45 (1.31–2.43) | 1.86 (1.65–1.88) | 0.06 |
CRP (mg/dl) † | 0.41 (0.24–1.04) | 0.28 (0.15–1.26) | 0.54 (0.26–0.89) | 0.82 |
LVEF × | 51.31 ± 11.04 | 55.67 ± 9.26 | 48.71 ± 10.93 | 0.003 |
BMI (kg/m2) † | 28.7 (27.4–33) | 28.4 (27.4–32.4) | 30.15 (25.82–33.17) | 0.68 |
Hypertension □ | 66 (82.5) | 38 (84.4) | 28 (80) | 0.76 |
Diabetes □ | 22 (27.5) | 14 (31,1) | 8 (22.9) | 0.45 |
HbA1c (%) × | 7.11 ± 1.47 | 6.58 ± 1.10 | 7.67 ± 1.66 | 0.05 |
LDL (mg/dl) † | 84 (69.8–108) | 73(69.8-104) | 100.8 (56.6–124) | 0.57 |
Resting HR × | 81.9 ± 15.69 | 84.00 ± 17.25 | 77.57 ± 12.76 | 0.05 |
% peak HR × | 77.98 ± 12.25 | 82.38 ± 11.21 | 72.31 ± 11.27 | 0.001 |
Resting SBP (mmHg) × | 127.3 ± 12.65 | 130 ± 13.39 | 125.3 ± 11.79 | 0.1 |
Resting DBP (mmHg) × | 81.5 ± 7.52 | 80.78 ± 7.305 | 82.43 ± 7.8 | 0.33 |
Parameters | NLR | PLR | Resting HR | % Peak HR | % Peak WR | % VO2 Max |
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NLR | 1 | 0.369 * | −0.087 | −0.043 | −0.104 | −0.133 |
PLR | 0.369 * | 1 | 0.207 | 0.172 | 0.105 | 0.249 * |
Resting HR | −0.087 | 0.207 | 1 | 0.594 * | −0.053 | 0.144 |
% peak HR | −0.043 | 0.172 | 0.594 * | 1 | 360 * | 0.448 * |
% peak WR | −0.104 | 0.105 | −0.053 | 0.360 * | 1 | 0.705 * |
% VO2 max | −0.133 | 0.249 * | 0.144 | 0.448 * | 0.705 * | 1 |
Variables | Odds Ratio | 95% Confidence Interval | p |
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Neutrophil count, ×103/μL | 1.00 | 0.999–1.002 | 0.523 |
PLR | 1.015 | 1.004–1.027 | 0.009 |
LVEF | 1.07 | 1.003–1.141 | 0.042 |
% peak HR | 1.088 | 1.029–1.151 | 0.003 |
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