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Table 6 Step-test; heart rate and exertion at baseline and after 3 and 6 months, mean (SD)

From: Muscle strength, physical fitness and well-being in children and adolescents with juvenile idiopathic arthritis and the effect of an exercise programme: a randomized controlled trial

 

Exercise group n=25

Control group n=17

Before

3 months

6 months months

Before

3 months

6 months months

Heart rate

168.4 (16.4)

169.1 (15.2)

168.0 (16.9)

177.6 (20.9)

173.6 (23.6)

177.0 (18.4)

Borg scale

14.6 (2.86)

14.0 (3.03)

14.2 (3.58)

15.5 (1.97)

15.0 (3.00)

14.9 (2.89)