Other clinical

characteristics as

evaluated at CR start:

LV-function:

-Normal (%)

-Slightly reduced (%)

-Moderately reduced (%)

-Severely reduced (%)

Stress test:

Maximal performance (watt)

(% of total number evaluated)

63.9 (1775/2746)

21.4 (587/2746)

10.2 (280/2746)

3.6 (99/2746)

96.4 ± 38.3

50.1

66.5 (327/492)

21.1 (104/492)

8.3 (41/492)

3.7 (18/492)

117.3 ± 39.9

63.7

63.7 (985/1546)

20.8 (322/1546)

10.7 (165/1546)

4.1 (63/1546)

96.2 ± 36.2

51.3

62.6 (443/708)

22.7 (161/708)

10.5 (74/708)

2.5 (18/708)

72.5 ± 26.7

37.9

ns

ns

ns

ns

<0.0001

62.7 (1437/2283)

22.2 (507/2283)

10.5 (239/2283)

3.7 (85/2283)

100.6 ± 38.5

52.0

69.8 (323/463)

17.3 (81/463)

8.9 (41/463)

3.0 (14/463)

69.6 ± 23.9

40.7

<0.01

<0.05

ns

ns

<0.0001