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. 2017 Jul 15;29(7):1216–1218. doi: 10.1589/jpts.29.1216

Table 1. Blood composition, cardiorespiratory function, pulse wave velocity change.

Items Group Pre-test Post-test Source F
Weight (kg) Aerobic exercise 65.6 ± 1.5 61.3 ± 1.6 group 11.475**
Half bath 66.8 ± 19 63.1 ± 1.1 time 13.310**
Control 65.5 ± 1.4 66.1 ± 0.5 group*time 16.759***

Body fat (%) Aerobic exercise 32.3 ± 1.6 27.5 ± 1.1 group 5.116**
Half bath 33.0 ± 1.5 29.7 ± 1.6 time 7.106**
Control 32.4 ± 1.1 33.1 ± 1.0 group*time 9.096***

VO2max (ml/kg/min) Aerobic exercise 25.12 ± 1.21 33.07 ± 2.37 group 7.680*
Half bath 26.18 ± 1.20 27.07 ± 1.10 time 8.223*
Control 27.13 ± 1.01 27.05 ± 1.00 group*time 9.618**

HRmax (beat/min) Aerobic exercise 164.51 ± 1.88 171.22 ± 2.77 group 38.536*
Half bath 165.87 ± 1.05 167.55 ± 1.40 time 43.831*
Control 166.77 ± 1.20 166.81 ± 1.04 group*time 39.273**

Pulse wave velocity (m/sec/height) Aerobic exercise 1.63 ± 0.03 1.53 ± 0.06 group 21.181*
Half bath 1.62 ± 0.05 1.57 ± 0.03 time 37.193**
Control 1.64 ± 0.04 1.64 ± 0.03 group*time 39.760***

*p<0.05, **p<0.01, ***p<0.001