TABLE 2.
Anaerobic and aerobic capacity. Data are reported as median, quartiles and point of change (absolute changes).
| PD (n = 9) | CD (n = 6) | |||||||
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| 1 Me (Q1; Q3) | 1–3 | 1–5 | F | 1 Me (Q1; Q3) | 1–3 | 1–5 | F | |
| Wingate test on upper limbs | ||||||||
| Wt [kJ] | 10.31 (10.13; 11.20) | +0.26 | -0.42* | * | 10.27 (9.61; 11.00) | +0.27 | -0.21 | NS |
| Wt [J ∙ kg−1] | 112.00 (107.00;117.00) | -4 | +4 | NS | 110.00 (104.50; 117.75) | +5 | +7.5 | NS |
| MAP [W] | 597.93 (586.00; 660) | +7.07 | -33.93** | * | 597.50 (560.00; 664.25) | +11.5 | -15.5 | NS |
| MAP [W ∙ kg−1] | 6.45 (5.96; 6.99) | -0.17 | +0.06 | NS | 6.41 (6.23; 6.75) | +0.43 | +0.44 | NS |
| Pmean [W] | 515.71 (506.00; 560.00) | +12.29 | -20.71* | ** | 513.00 (480; 550) | +14 | -10.5 | NS |
| Pmean [W ∙ kg−1] | 5.60 (5.30; 5.90) | -0.20 | +0.20 | NS | 5.50 (5.23; 5.85) | +0.25 | +0.35 | NS |
| tr [s] | 5.14 (5.10; 5.23) | +0.18 | +0.4 | NS | 4.71 (4.30; 5.40) | +0.03 | +0.32 | NS |
| tmz [s] | 3.70 (3.16; 3.75) | +0.32 | -0.07 | NS | 2.52 (2.34; 2.62) | +0.87 | +0.96 | NS |
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| Wingate test on lower limbs | ||||||||
| Wt[kJ] | 17.65 (17.27; 19.71) | -1.02 | -1.8** | ** | 17.40 (16.45; 17.83) | -0.05 | -2.53 | NS |
| Wt [J ∙ kg−1] | 191.21 (181.00; 196.00) | +2.79 | -12.21** | ** | 186.00 (182.25; 191.25) | +5.36 | -5.36 | NS |
| MAP [W] | 1063.00 (1028.00; 1164.15) | -5 | -117** | ** | 1092.50 (954.75; 1141) | -29 | -87.5* | * |
| MAP [W ∙ kg−1] | 11.47 (10.62; 11.65) | 0 | -0.56 | * | 11.50 (10.58; 12.68) | -0.18 | -0.55 | NS |
| Pmean [W] | 882.00 (864.00; 985;00) | -50 | -90** | ** | 870.00 (822.51; 892.00) | -2.5 | -38.5 | NS |
| Pmean [W ∙ kg−1] | 9.55 (9.10; 9.80) | +0.15 | -0.65 | * | 9.30 (9.08; 9.60) | +0.27 | -0.11 | NS |
| tr [s] | 4.08 (3.86; 4.23) | +0.02 | +0.25 | NS | 3.63 (3.25; 4.44) | -0.09 | -0.10 | NS |
| tm [s] | 3.03 (2.65; 3.73) | -0.13 | -0.28 | NS | 2.52 (2.34; 2.62) | +0.22 | +0.3 | NS |
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| Aerobic capacity test | ||||||||
| VO2max [l/min] | 4.40 (3.85; 4.64) | -0.10 | -0.11 | NS | 4.26 (4.09; 4.43) | -0.18 | -0.05 | NS |
| VO2max [ml/kg/min] | 46.00 (42.33; 49.00) | +1 | 0 | NS | 48.00 (43.25; 49.00) | +0.93 | +0.68 | NS |
| VEmax [l/min] | 147.60 (143.60; 166.70) | +5.5 | -0.7 | NS | 153.55 (146.28; 162.78) | +3.1 | -0.65 | NS |
| TVmax [l] | 2.85 (2.65; 3.38) | 0 | -0.08* | * | 2.69 (2.61; 2.90) | +0.11 | +0.09 | NS |
| RER | 1.10 (1.08; 1.13) | 0 | +0.02 | NS | 1.14 (1.12; 1.17) | +0.03 | +0.01 | NS |
| VE ∙ VCO2 −1 | 29.80 (28.60; 32.80) | -0.70 | -0.80 | NS | 29.70 (29.23; 30.70) | +0.45 | -0.79 | NS |
| HRmax [bpm] | 187 (184; 195) | 0 | -3** | ** | 187 (176; 197) | -1 | -4* | * |
| t [min] | 16.50 (15.00:18.50) | +0.5 | 0 | NS | 17.75 (15.88;18.88) | +1.25 | +0.5 | NS |
| v [km/h] | 14.86 (14.10; 15.50) | +0.54 | +0.54 | * | 16.05 (14.53; 16.60) | +0.7 | +0.6 | NS |
Abbreviations: PD – Paleo diet; CD – control diet; Me – median; Q1 – upper quartile; Q3 – lower quartile; 1–3; 1–5 – differences between particular series; Wt– total work performed; MAP – maximum anaerobic power; Pmean – mean anaerobic power; tr– time of reaching maximum power; tm – time of maintaining maximum power; VO2max – maximum oxygen uptake; VEmax – maximum minute ventilation; TVmax – maximum tidal volume; RER – respiratory exchange ratio; VE ∙ VCO2 −1 – respiratory equivalent carbon dioxide; HRmax – maximum heart rate; t-time; v – speed; F – Friedman’s Test; italics – changes between 1–5 series;
– test probability at the level of p < 0.05 intragroup;
– p < 0.01.