Table 3.
Arterial stiffness and other vascular measures by intervention group
| Variable | RT (n = 16) | RT+CR (n = 16) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre | Post | Change | Pre | Post | Change | |
| baPWV (cm/s) | 1,387 (1270, 1480) | 1360 (1176, 1550) | −37 (−158, 71) | 1504 (1431, 2019)a | 1492 (1409, 1707)a | −62 (−312, 98) |
| Large artery elasticity (ml/mm Hg × 10) | 14.5 (11.8, 20.1) | 15.1 (9.9, 18.5) | 0.3 (−2.6, 0.9) | 12.6 (10.4, 17.3) | 15.9 (10.8, 19.3) | 0.7 (−2.5, 5.1) |
| Small artery elasticity (ml/mm Hg × 100) | 4.3±2.3 | 4.8±2.2 | 0.5±2.0 | 4.4±2.2 | 4.4±2.8 | 0.05±3.5 |
| Systolic BP (mm Hg) | 135±20 | 131±16 | −3±16 | 127±14 | 129±12 | 2±12 |
| Diastolic BP (mm Hg) | 75±7 | 77±7 | 2±9 | 74±8 | 72±9 | −1±10 |
| Systemic vascular resistance (dyn·s/cm5) | 1522±192 | 1536±200 | 14±193 | 1467±271 | 1505±269 | 39±310 |
| Ankle-brachial index | 1.11±0.11 | 1.08±0.12 | −0.03±0.14 | 1.06±0.08 | 1.06±0.09 | −0.004±0.09 |
Table values are mean ± SD or median (interquartile range).
Abbreviations: baPWV, brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity; BP, blood pressure; CR, caloric restriction; RT, resistance training.
aSignificant between-group difference, P ≤ 0.05.