Table 1. Muscle strength and cardiorespiratory health at baseline and 12 weeks after stereotactic ablative body radiation therapy.
|
Baseline |
Week 2 |
Week 4 |
Week 6 |
Week 8 |
Week 10 |
Week 12 |
Typical Error |
| Muscle Strength |
| Upright row 8RM (kg) |
40.0 |
33.0* |
33.0* |
33.0* |
33.0* |
33.0* |
33.0* |
2.6 |
| Bicep curl 8RM (kg) |
15.0 |
12.5* |
12.5* |
12.5* |
12.5* |
12.5* |
12.5* |
0.9 |
| Hand-grip dynamometer (kg) |
37.0 |
35.0 |
34.0 |
33.0 |
33.0 |
36.0 |
36.0 |
1.6 |
| Cardiorespiratory Health |
| Heart rate resting (bpm) |
54 |
56 |
54 |
52 |
57 |
52 |
56 |
2 |
| Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) |
128 |
128 |
129 |
133 |
126 |
129 |
117 |
5 |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) |
73 |
70 |
77 |
72 |
70 |
71 |
61 |
5 |
| FVC (L) |
5.44 |
5.08* |
5.20 |
5.32 |
5.18 |
5.20 |
5.24 |
0.11 |
| FEV1 (L) |
4.31 |
4.06* |
4.12* |
4.17 |
4.07* |
4.15 |
4.16 |
0.08 |
| MRC breathlessness scale (Grade 1-5) |
1 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
8RM, eight-repetition maximum; FEV1, forced expiratory volume in 1-second; FVC, forced vital capacity; MRC, Medical Research Council.* Decreased from baseline by more than the minimum detectable change.
