Table 5.
Influence of CET and SIT on indices of the lipid profile
| CET (n=7) | SIT (n=8) | |||||||||
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| Week No | M ± SD | Δ% | p | D | Week No | M ± SD | Δ% | p | d | |
| TC (mg/dl) | W0 | 164 ± 26.8 | 1.2 | 0.749 | 0.086 | W0 | 178 ± 31.4 | −1.1 | 0.817 | −0.057 |
| W7 | 166 ± 18.9 | W7 | 176 ± 38.8 | |||||||
| HDL (mg/dl) | W0 | 48.1 ± 5.60 | −1.5 | 0.747 | −0.125 | W0 | 51.0 ± 10.7 | 2.9 | 0.111 | 0.142 |
| W7 | 47.4 ± 5.60 | W7 | 52.5 ± 10.5 | |||||||
| LDL (mg/dl) | W0 | 98.6 ± 22.1 | 0.8 | 0.813 | 0.039 | W0 | 104 ± 27.9 | 6.7 | 0.345 | 0.247 |
| W7 | 99.4 ± 18.8 | W7 | 111 ± 29 | |||||||
| VLDL (mg/dl) | W0 | 17.1 ± 10.2 | 9.4 | 0.368 | 0.135 | W0 | 23.0 ± 7.50 | −6.1 | 0.562 | −0.166 |
| W7 | 18.7 ± 13.3 | W7 | 21.6 ± 9.30 | |||||||
| TG (mg/dl) | W0 | 86.0 ± 51.4 | 8.1 | 0.420 | 0.117 | W0 | 115 ± 38.1 | −6.1 | 0.543 | −0.166 |
| W7 | 93.0 ± 67.0 | W7 | 108 ± 45.9 | |||||||
CET: continuous endurance training, SIT: sprint interval training, TC: total cholesterol, HDL: high-density lipoprotein, LDL: low-density lipoprotein, VLDL: very low-density lipoprotein, TG: triglyceride, M: mean, SD: standard deviation, Δ%: percentage change in means, d: Cohen’s d (<0.2 trivial; 0.2 ≤ d < 0.5 small; 0.5 ≤ d < 0.8 moderate; d ≥ 0.8 large effect size), W: week