Table 2.
The effects of interval and continuous exercise regimens on platelet count and mitochondrial biogenesis.
| HIT | MCT | CTL | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre | Post | Pre | Post | Pre | Post | ||
| Platelet count (x10 3 cells/μl) | |||||||
| R | 224 ± 11 | 216 ± 12 | 232 ± 10 | 226 ± 18 | 234 ± 12 | 237 ± 9 | |
| HE | 264 ± 21* | 252 ± 23* | 272 ± 16* | 266 ± 12* | 284 ± 20* | 287 ± 17* | |
| Platelet mitochondrial biogenesis (mean fluorescence intensity) | |||||||
| Complex II | R | 21.7 ± 2.8 | 22.1 ± 2.4 | 22.6 ± 1.9 | 22.5 ± 2.6 | 23.5 ± 1.9 | 23.4 ± 2.5 |
| HE | 21.6 ± 2.3 | 23.1 ± 2.8 | 23.0 ± 1.6 | 23.9 ± 2.5 | 23.7 ± 2.1 | 24.3 ± 1.7 | |
| Complex IV | R | 16.9 ± 2.8 | 17.0 ± 2.5 | 16.3 ± 1.7 | 16.9 ± 2.1 | 17.4 ± 1.3 | 16.9 ± 1.5 |
| HE | 16.0 ± 2.7 | 17.1 ± 1.9 | 16.7 ± 1.1 | 16.8 ± 1.4 | 16.9 ± 1.7 | 17.0 ± 0.8 | |
| Ratio of Complex IV to Complex II | |||||||
| R | 0.78 ± 0.04 | 0.77 ± 0.03 | 0.72 ± 0.05 | 0.71 ± 0.04 | 0.74 ± 0.04 | 0.72 ± 0.03 | |
| HE | 0.74 ± 0.06 | 0.73 ± 0.04 | 0.73 ± 0.04 | 0.72 ± 0.05 | 0.71 ± 0.03 | 0.70 ± 0.04 | |
Values were mean ± SEM. HIT, high-intensity interval training group; MCT, moderate-intensity continuous training group; CTL, control group; Pre, pre-intervention; Post, post-intervention; R, resting; HE, hypoxic exercise test. *P < 0.05, R vs. HE.