Participant characteristics at baseline, mean±SD (range)
| Controls n=20 Mean±SD (range) | Post-MIs n=20 Mean±SD (range) | |
| Age (years) | 59.8±7.6 (51–73) | 64.4±5.8 (54–75) |
| Height (m) | 1.79±7.5 (1.57–1.94) | 1.77±6.3 (1.66–1.90) |
| Body mass (kg) | 80.8±10.8 (58.2–105.6) | 84.0±23.9 (65.5–121.5) |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 25.0±1.9 (20.7–28.1) | 28.0±4.5 (21.7–37.9)* |
| % Body fat | 22.8±6.4 (11.9–34.4) | 28.9±6.9 (16.6–40.7)* |
| % LBM | 77.5±6.3 (65.6–88.1)* | 71.1±6.9 (59.3–83.4) |
| Body fat (kg) | 18.7–6.4 (8.6–31.2) | 26.1–10.4 (10.9–49.5)* |
| LBM (kg) | 62.2±7.5 (47.2–76.2) | 61.6±7.1 (48.5–73.6) |
| Pre-exercise resting measures | ||
| SBP (mm Hg) | 137.3±12.5 (108–153) | 135.0±14.7 (107–169) |
| DBP (mm Hg) | 81.3±7.5 (70=95) | 76.6±8.6 (62–88) |
| HR (bpm) | 55.4±8.4 (54–76) | 57.4±8.5 (55–73) |
| VO2 (mL/kg/min) | 3.6±0.8 (2.7–5.5) | 3.5±07 (2.5–4.8) |
| VO2 (L/min) | 0.29±0.07 (0.16–0.49) | 0.33±0.15 (0.21–0.92) |
| RPP (bpm×SBP mm Hg) | 7613±1477 (5805–11172) | 7828±1670 (5029–11340) |
| Self-reported days per week of physical activity | ||
| 30 min sessions at moderate intensity | 3.8±2.0 (0–7) | 3.8±1.9 (0–7) |
| 20 min sessions at vigorous intensity | 2.5±1.5 (0–5) | 2.0±0.9 (0–4) |
*Statistically significantly different at p<0.01 level.