Gender differences among ischemic heart disease patients enrolled in a cardiac rehabilitation program

The Egyptian Heart Journal

Table 4 Paired change in clinical, laboratory and echocardiographic measurements after completion of the cardiac rehabilitation program for each gender and comparison of the magnitude of change between them

Variable	Paired change for men (n = 30)	Comparing paired results in men, p value	Paired change for women (n = 30)	Comparing paired results in women, p value	Comparing both groups for the magnitude of change, p value
Clinical measurements
BMI, kg/m²	− 0.65 ± 0.92	< 0.001	− 0.79 ± 1.3	0.002	0.632
Waist circumference, cm	− 3 ± 3.71	< 0.001	− 3.47 ± 3.15	< 0.001	0.599
Systolic BP, mmHg	− 6.67 ± 15.22	0.023	− 12.47 ± 15.17	< 0.001	0.145
Diastolic BP, mmHg	− 5.47 ± 12.57	0.024	− 10.93 ± 8.94	< 0.001	0.058
Resting heart rate, bpm	− 3.73 ± 8.19	0.018	− 2.07 ± 12.58	0.376	0.547
Laboratory measurements
Total cholesterol, mg/dl	− 46.87 ± 22.43	< 0.001	− 34.48 ± 16.62	< 0.001	0.018
Serum triglycerides, mg/dl	− 41.03 ± 45.62	< 0.001	− 19.03 ± 13.55	< 0.001	0.014
LDL-C, mg/dl	− 46.3 ± 21.29	< 0.001	− 37.48 ± 17.07	< 0.001	0.082
HDL-C, mg/dl	7.7 ± 4.2	< 0.001	7.45 ± 4.66	< 0.001	0.829
HbA1c, %	− 0.53 ± 1.05	0.014	− 1.33 ± 1.94	< 0.001	0.052
Echocardiographic measurements
LVEDD, mm	0.31 ± 1.17	0.164	− 0.08 ± 1.09	0.723	0.187
LVESD, mm	− 1.03 ± 1.57	< 0.001	− 1.35± 1.41	< 0.001	0.41
LVEF, %	5.31 ± 3.01	< 0.001	5.15 ± 3.13	< 0.001	0.841

Continuous variables are expressed as mean and standard deviation. BMI means body mass index, BP means blood pressure, LDL-C means low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, HDL-C means high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, HbA1c means glycated hemoglobin, LVEDD means left ventricular end-diastolic diameter, LVESD means left ventricular end-systolic diameter, LVEF means left ventricular ejection fraction