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Table 6.

Influence of CET and SIT on indices of inflammatory effect, myocardial damage and skeletal muscle damage

	CET (n=7)					SIT (n=8)

	Week No	M ± SD	Δ%	p	D	Week No	M ± SD	Δ%	p	d
WBC (10³/µL)	W0	7.92 ± 2.35	−2.1	0.758	−0.078	W0	6.91 ± 1.53	9.7	0.321	0.506
WBC (10³/µL)	W7	7.75 ± 2.02	−2.1	0.758	−0.078	W7	7.58 ± 1.08	9.7	0.321	0.506
CRP (mg/L)	W0	4.39 ± 2.76	−26.2	0.312	−0.589	W0	3.27 ± 0.24	9.8	0.475	0.388
CRP (mg/L)	W7	3.24 ± 0.13	−26.2	0.312	−0.589	W7	3.59 ± 1.14	9.8	0.475	0.388
AST (U/L)	W0	15.9 ± 4.81	0.0	1.000	0.000	W0	17.4 ± 4.37	12.9	0.227	0.489
AST (U/L)	W7	15.9 ± 2.41	0.0	1.000	0.000	W7	19.6 ± 4.78	12.9	0.227	0.489
ALT (U/L)	W0	11.1 ± 2.79	15.4	0.373	0.652	W0	16.4 ± 8.95	34.3	0.018^*	0.741
ALT (U/L)	W7	12.9 ± 2.48	15.4	0.373	0.652	W7	22.0 ± 5.92^ǂ	34.3	0.018^*	0.741
CK (U/L)	W0	132 ± 61.1	11.5	0.743	0.217	W0	134 ± 40.3	31.1	0.447	0.378
CK (U/L)	W7	147 ± 77.4	11.5	0.743	0.217	W7	175 ± 150	31.1	0.447	0.378
CK-MB (U/L)	W0	13.5 ± 5.17	12.9	0.557	0.327	W0	12.8 ± 4.46	20.0	0.320	0.639
CK-MB (U/L)	W7	15.3 ± 5.53	12.9	0.557	0.327	W7	15.4 ± 3.53	20.0	0.320	0.639
cTnI (ng/mL)	W0	0.031 ± 0.079	16.1	0.078	0.062	W0	0.000 ± 0.000	0.3	0.170	0.849
cTnI (ng/mL)	W7	0.036 ± 0.081	16.1	0.078	0.062	W7	0.003 ± 0.005	0.3	0.170	0.849

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p=0.002 (statistically significantly higher compared with data of CET), CET: continuous endurance training, SIT: sprint interval training, WBC: white blood cell, CRP: C-reactive protein, AST: aspartate aminotransferase, ALT: alanine aminotransferase, CK: creatine kinase, CK-MB: creatine kinase-myocardial band, cTnI: cardiac troponin I, 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