Table 3 Participants’ health status
Parameter | Descriptiona | Clinical examples | IST (n = 31) | SET (n = 33) | CON (n = 36) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Health category | |||||
 A A1 | Completely healthy; no medication |  | 1 (3.23) | 3 (9.09) | 1 (2.78) |
  A2 | Completely healthy; using only preventive medication | Hormonal replacement therapy, aspirin, ... | 1 (3.23) | 2 (6.06) | 3 (8.33) |
 B B1 | Functioning normally; presence of stabilized, non-cardiovascular disease; absence of cardiovascular abnormalities | Treated hypothyroidism, stable diabetes, ... | 14 (45.16) | 12 (36.36) | 9 (25.00) |
  B2 | Functioning normally; using medication with cardiovascular effect, no overt cardiovascular disease other than normalized arterial hypertension | Arterial hypertension, β blocking agent, ... | 12 (38.71) | 11 (33.33) | 17 (47.22) |
 C | (history of) cardio-vascular pathology or abnormal ECG. | Bundle branch block, angina, CABG, ... | 3 (9.67) | 5 (15.16) | 6 (16.67) |
 D | Presenting signs of acute or active disease at the moment of examination | Bronchospasm, swollen joints, influenza, ... | / | / | / |
Age category (years) | |||||
 65–74 |  |  | 27 (87.10) | 28 (84.85) | 30 (83.33) |
  ≥ 75 |  |  | 4 (12.90) | 5 (15.15) | 6 (16.67) |