Table 3.

Arterial health parameters pre- and post-hypertrophic resistance training

	Con		MetS
	Non-RT (n = 12)	RT (n = 16)	Non-RT (n = 16)	RT (n = 13)
IMT (cm)
Pre	0.63 ± 0.04	0.62 ± 0.02	0.71 ± 0.05*	0.68 ± 0.02*
Post	0.64 ± 0.04	0.61 ± 0.02	0.69 ± 0.03	0.66 ± 0.03
CCA diameter (cm)
Pre	0.58 ± 0.02	0.57 ± 0.01	0.60 ± 0.01*	0.61 ± 0.02*
Post	0.59 ± 0.02	0.57 ± 0.01	0.59 ± 0.01	0.61 ± 0.02
bSBP (mmHg)
Pre	118 ± 2	111 ± 3	127 ± 3*	123 ± 3*
Post	116 ± 3	110 ± 2	126 ± 3*	122 ± 3*
bDBP (mmHg)
Pre	75 ± 2	71 ± 2	76 ± 4	72 ± 2
Post	73 ± 2	69 ± 2	77 ± 3	70 ± 2
bPP (mmHg)
Pre	43 ± 3	40 ± 2	50 ± 4*	51 ± 3*
Post	44 ± 3	41 ± 2	50 ± 3*	51 ± 3 *
MAP (mmHg)
Pre	92 ± 2	85 ± 2	95 ± 3*	92 ± 3*
Post	88 ± 2	84 ± 2	95 ± 3*	89 ± 2*
cSBP (mmHg)
Pre	109 ± 3	103 ± 3	115 ± 3*	115 ± 3*
Post	106 ± 3	102 ± 2	116 ± 3*	113 ± 3*
cDBP (mmHg)
Pre	76 ± 2	72 ± 2	78 ± 3	73 ± 3
Post	74 ± 2	70 ± 2	78 ± 3	72 ± 2
cPP (mmHg)
Pre	33 ± 2	32 ± 2	38 ± 3*	42 ± 3*
Post	32 ± 2	33 ± 2	38 ± 3*	41 ± 3*
P1 height (mmHg)
Pre	24 ± 2	22 ± 1	28 ± 2*	29 ± 2*
Post	25 ± 2	23 ± 1	28 ± 1*	30 ± 2*
AP (mmHg)
Pre	8.5 ± 1.5	9.2 ± 1.5	10.0 ± 2.0	12.5 ± 1.6
Post	8.0 ± 1.7	9.9 ± 1.4	10.1 ± 1.8	11.7 ± 1.5
AGI (%)
Pre	25 ± 4	27 ± 3	24 ± 3	28 ± 2
Post	22 ± 5	29 ± 3	25 ± 3	27 ± 2

Values are mean ± SEM; there were no group by time interactions

IMT intima–media thickness, CCA common carotid artery, bSBP brachial systolic blood pressure, bDBP brachial diastolic blood pressure, bPP brachial pulse pressure, MAP mean arterial blood pressure, cSBP central systolic blood pressure, cDBP central diastolic blood pressure, P1 height height of the first pressure peak, AP augmentation pressure, AGI augmentation index

^*Denotes p ≤ 0.05 compared to both Con groups