Table 2.
ECG interval measurements
| Sedentary Control (SC) n = 10 |
Sedentary Diabetic (SD) n = 12 |
Exercised Control (EC) n = 12 |
Exercised Diabetic (ED) n = 10 |
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| Baseline | Term | Baseline | Term | Baseline | Term | Baseline | Term | |
| RR interval (sec) | 0.195 ± 0.077 | 0.152 ± 0.041 | 0.158 ± 0.033 | 0.132 ± 0.012 | 0.191 ± 0.073 | 0.158 ± 0.048 | 0.157 ± 0.036 | 0.135 ± 0.012 |
| QRS interval (sec) | 0.016 ± 0.005 | 0.022 ± 0.002 | 0.020 ± 0.002a, f | 0.022 ± 0.004 | 0.016 ± 0.004c, f | 0.023 ± 0.003 | 0.020 ± 0.002c, e | 0.021 ± 0.004 |
| QT interval (sec) | 0.043 ± 0.012 | 0.040 ± 0.005 | 0.064 ± 0.013a, f | 0.051 ± 0.012a, f | 0.045 ± 0.012c, f | 0.041 ± 0.006c, f | 0.062 ± 0.011c, e | 0.052 ± 0.013c, e |
| QTc interval (sec) | 0.105 ± 0.043 | 0.105 ± 0.020 | 0.163 ± 0.033a, f | 0.134 ± 0.034a, f | 0.111 ± 0.043c, f | 0.106 ± 0.018c, f | 0.159 ± 0.026c, e | 0.134 ± 0.037c, e |
| PR interval (sec) | 0.032 ± 0.010 | 0.030 ± 0.006 | 0.045 ± 0.011a, f | 0.034 ± 0.008 | 0.036 ± 0.012c, f | 0.030 ± 0.005 | 0.046 ± 0.011c, e | 0.034 ± 0.009 |
Data are means ± SEs for each group with n as indicated. Statistical significance: Between group differences at baseline or termination (term) of p ≤ 0.05; aSC vs SD, cEC vs ED, eSC vs ED and fSD vs EC.