Improving walking speed reduces hospitalization costs in outpatients with cardiovascular disease. An analysis based on a multistrata non-parametric test

• Main Authors: Stefano Bonnini (Author), Gianni Mazzoni (Author), Michela Borghesi (Author), Giorgio Chiaranda (Author), Jonathan Myers (Author), Simona Mandini (Author), Andrea Raisi (Author), Sabrina Masotti (Author), Giovanni Grazzi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background To assess the association between walking speed (WS) and its improvement on hospitalization rates and costs in outpatients with cardiovascular disease. Methods Six hundred forty-nine patients participating in an exercise-based secondary prevention program were studied. Patients w...