Clinical Study

Predictors of Improved Walking after a Supervised Walking Exercise Program in Men and Women with Peripheral Artery Disease

Table 2

Exercise measures and ambulatory outcome change scores. Values are means (SD) unless otherwise specified.

VariablesMen
()
Women
()

Exercise training measures
Exercise sessions completed ()32 (7)33 (5)
Average exercise time (min/exercise session)26.1 (3.0)25.9 (2.8)
Average exercise strides (strides/exercise session)1116 (172)1196 (229)
Average exercise cadence (strides/min)42.9 (5.0)46.0 (6.8)
Total volume of exercise (MET-min)2394 (691)2484 (730)
Baseline ambulatory measures
Claudication onset time 171 (121)136 (102)
Peak walking time 345 (310)263 (228)
6-minute walk distance (m)344 (92)308
Change scores of ambulatory outcome measures (posttest value − baseline value)
Change in claudication onset time (s)213 145
Change in peak walking time (s)265 141
Change in 6-minute walk distance (m)22 (61)8 (36)

than men ().
different from zero and .
are medians (interquartile range).