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. 2016 Feb 26;6(2):e009630. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2015-009630

Table 3.

Within-condition responses for biomarkers at 0, 4 and 7 h

 
Time (h)
Marker Condition 0 N 4 N 7 N p Value*
Heart rate (bpm) Active 64.7 (8.1) 19 71.8 (10.0) 19 71.6 (11.2) 19
Sedentary 63.5 (8.6) 19 66.2 (9.4) 19 66.1 (9.7) 19
0.038
Systolic blood Active 119.5 (10.3) 19 117.5 (11.9) 19 117.5 (11.1) 19
pressure (mm Hg) Sedentary 119.9 (12.7) 19 117.5 (12.7) 19 119.7 (12.9) 19
0.801
Diastolic blood Active 76.1 (7.9) 19 74.2 (9.3) 19 75.3 (7.2) 19
pressure (mm Hg) Sedentary 77.9 (8.6) 19 72.1 (9.6) 19 74.8 (8.8) 19
0.223
Insulin (µU/mL) Active 21.7 (9.2) 18 105 (48.54) 19 17.8 (6.57) 18
Sedentary 20.9 (7.84) 19 96.4 (51.76) 19 19.2 (6.52) 19
0.679
IL-6 (pg/mL) Active 0.95 (0.93) 18 1.32 (0.85) 19 1.92 (1.42) 18
Sedentary 0.94 (0.7) 19 1.21 (0.51) 19 1.34 (0.79) 19
0.123
Cortisol (pg/mL) Active 3452 (3038) 18 1512 (1226) 19 1364 (737) 18
Sedentary 3618 (5472) 19 1651 (1085) 19 2653 (3617) 19
0.611
BDNF (pg/mL) Active 14 905 (8324) 15 15 201 (8628) 16 12 605 (7603) 14
Sedentary 14 226 (6852) 16 13 098 (6854) 15 14 180 (7172) 15
0.184
Catechols
Norepinephrine (pg/mL) Active 427 (220) 18 475 (238) 18 440 (195) 19
Sedentary 375 (192) 18 466 (281) 17 473 (250) 18
0.177
DHPG (pg/mL) Active 1244 (292) 18 1259 (307) 18 1276 (298) 19
Sedentary 1243 (245) 18 1338 (381) 17 1349 (329) 18
0.447
Epinephrine (pg/mL) Active 36.6 (48.35) 17 109.1 (226.7) 17 171.2 (274.89) 18
Sedentary 44.4 (54.31) 18 118.7 (355.09) 17 69.8 (99.55) 18
0.198
DOPA (pg/mL) Active 1884 (497) 18 1616 (455) 18 1862 (557) 19
Sedentary 1919 (505) 18 1739 (476) 17 2051 (588) 18
0.676
Dopamine (pg/mL) Active 23.7 (26.31) 18 63 (158.12) 18 42.4 (75.24) 19
Sedentary 49.6 (134.01) 18 39.6 (81.37) 17 61.2 (190.59) 18
0.234
DHPG/norepinephrine Active 4.0 (1.78) 18 3.4 (1.28) 17 3.3 (1.34) 18
Sedentary 3.4 (1.46) 18 3.0 (1.01) 18 3.2 (1.15) 19
0.434

*p Values for difference in temporal changes by condition.

Bold typeface indicates significance at p<0.05.

BDNF, brain-derived neurotrophic factor; DHPG, dihydroxyphenylglycol; DOPA, dihydroxyphenylalanine; IL-6, interleukin 6.