Table 1: Baseline characteristics of the two groups.
Variables |
Control-group (n = 15) |
HICT-group (n = 15) |
p-values |
Gender |
M: 12, F: 3 |
M: 5, F: 10 |
0.010 |
Level of fitness (n) |
Low: 14, Moderate: 1 |
Low: 11, Moderate:4 |
0.142 |
Age (years) |
38.0 ± 12.76 |
32.9 ± 9.77 |
0.203 |
Height (cm) |
171.9 (174.20) |
167.2 (164.00) |
0.140 |
Weight (kg) |
89.3 ± 17.16 |
89.8 ± 19.06 |
0.943 |
BMI (kg/m2) |
30.1 ± 5.55 |
31.9 ± 4.90 |
0.374 |
BF% |
36.5 ± 11.87 |
40.7 ± 9.10 |
0.287 |
BF (kg) |
33.7 ± 15.56 |
36.6 ± 11.50 |
0.565 |
LBM% |
29.5 (30.10) |
29.0 (25.00) |
0.319 |
LBM (kg) |
26.0 (28.02) |
26.6 (22.45) |
0.436 |
WC (cm) |
90.9 ± 11.31 |
92.4 ± 10.88 |
0.714 |
Hip circumference (cm) |
105.0 ± 10.22 |
110.1 ± 9.22 |
0.165 |
WHR |
0.9 (0.91) |
0.8 (0.85) |
0.228 |
SBP (mm Hg) |
117.4 ± 13.31 |
120.0 ± 16.31 |
0.636 |
DBP (mm Hg) |
82.1 ± 12.22 |
82.3 ± 7.68 |
0.958 |
LDL (mg/dL) |
112.4 ± 20.29 |
90.5 ± 21.03 |
0.007 |
HDL (mg/dL) |
48.7 ± 10.81 |
48.2 ± 12.29 |
0.900 |
TC (mg/dL) |
185.9 ± 24.98 |
160.6 ± 28.17 |
0.015 |
Triglycerides (mg/dL) |
123.8 (113.00) |
106.7 (87.00) |
0.443 |
Glucose (mg/dL) |
93.8 ± 8.78 |
92.3 ± 8.39 |
0.644 |
MAP (mm Hg) |
93.7 ± 12.33 |
96.2 ± 13.01 |
0.598 |
RPP (mmHg*bpm) |
8862.1 ± 1714.17 |
9547.2 ± 1870.04 |
0.305 |
HR resting (bpm) |
75.1 ± 10.28 |
79.7 ± 8.71 |
0.203 |
VO2peak (ml O2/kg/min) |
16.2 ± 2.34 |
16.2 ± 2.40 |
1.000 |
HAMS L (N) |
175.0 ± 29.43 |
158.8 ± 22.26 |
0.099 |
HAMS R (N) |
171.4 ± 29.51 |
160.8 ± 24.40 |
0.292 |
QUADS L (N) |
174.9 ± 25.91 |
155.6 ± 25.25 |
0.048 |
QUADS R (N) |
183.3 ± 33.76 |
158.5 ± 25.14 |
0.030 |
Data are mean ± SD for normally distributed data or median (interquartile range) for non-normally distributed data.
Abbreviations: BMI: Body Mass Index, BF%: Percentage of Body Fat, LBM%: Percentage of Lean Body Mass, LBM-Kg: Lean Body Mass in kilograms, WC: Waist Circumference, WHR: Waist to Hip Ratio, SBP: Systolic Blood Pressure, DBP: Diastolic Blood Pressure, MAP: Mean Arterial Pressure, RPP: Rate Pressure Product, HRrest: Resting Heart Rate, VO2peak: Maximal Oxygen Consumption, LDL: Low Density Lipoprotein, HDL: High Density Lipoprotein, TC: Total Cholesterol, QUADS: Quadriceps, HAMS: Hamstrings, N:Newton, mg/dl: Milligrams per decilitre, mm Hg: Millimetre of Mercury, cm: Centimetre, n: number of participants.