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Table 1 Observer characteristics

From: Inter-observer agreement of preoperative cardiopulmonary exercise test interpretation in major abdominal surgery

 

n (%)

Median [IQR]]

Sports physician

17 (64.4)

 

Sports medicine resident

5 (19.2)

 

Clinical exercise physiologist

4 (15.4)

 

CPET experience (years)

 

7.5 [9.0]

 Sports physician

 

10.0 [9.0]

 Sports medicine resident

 

3.0 [2.0]

 Clinical exercise physiologist

 

7.0 [11.0]

CPET experience in health-compromised populations (years)

 

6.0 [7.0]

 Sports physician

 

7.0 [6.0]

 Sports medicine resident

 

3.0 [2.0]

 Clinical exercise physiologist

 

7.0 [11]

Quantity of observed CPETs annually

 

150 [114]

 Sports physician

 

150 [100]

 Sports medicine resident

 

100 [247]

 Clinical exercise physiologist

 

226 [277]

Attended a formal CPET course

25 (96)

 
  1. Abbreviations: CPET Cardiopulmonary exercise testing, IQR Interquartile range