Table 1.
Anthropometric and vascular function parameters at baseline and changes after 12 weeks
| Groups | Within-Group Change Mean (SE) | Between-Group Difference in Change Mean (95% CI) | MCT effect p value (Effect size) | HIT effect p value (Effect size) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseline Mean (SD) | After 12 weeks Mean (SD) | ||||||||
| MCT (n = 10) | HIT (n = 11) | MCT (n = 9) | HIT (n = 11) | MCT (n = 9) | HIT (n = 11) | ||||
| Anthropometric | |||||||||
| Weight, kg | 69.3 (15.3) | 66.8 (10.9) | 68.6 (13.5) | 66.7 (10.5) | 0.6 (0.6) | 0.1 (0.4) | 0.5 (−1.2 to 2.2) | 0.341 (0.338) | 0.717 (0.112) |
| Body mass index, kg/m2 | 23.6 (3.6) | 25.5 (4.2) | 23.4 (1.2) | 24.4 (4.2) | 0.2 (0.2) | 1.1 (0.9) | −0.9 (−3.3 to 1.4) | 0.393 (0.301) | 0.274 (0.349) |
| Vascular function | |||||||||
| Dbase, mm | 2.9 (0.5) | 2.7 (0.4) | 3.1 (0.4) | 3.0 (0.4) | 0.2 (0.1) | 0.3 (0.1) | −0.1 (−0.2 to 0.1) | 0.278 (0.388) | 0.043 (0.699) |
| FMD, % | 7.1 (3.2) | 7.2 (5.6) | 6.1 (6.5) | 9.1 (5.2) | −1.0 (2.1) | 1.8 (1.8) | 2.9 (−3.0 to 8.8) | 0.634 (0.165) | 0.341 (0.301) |
| Dpeak mm | 3.1 (0.6) | 2.9 (0.4) | 3.3 (0.5) | 3.3 (0.5) | 0.1 (0.1) | 0.3 (0.1) | 0.1 (0.0 to 0.3) | 0.193 (0.474) | 0.036 (0.732) |
| Ddiff | 0.2 (0.1) | 0.1 (0.1) | 0.2 (0.2) | 0.2 (0.1) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.1 (0.0) | 0.1 (−0.1 to 0.3) | 0.805 (0.085) | 0.168 (0.449) |
| FMDn, % | 6.5 (2.8) | 7.4 (5.6) | 4.9 (5.4) | 8.1 (4.7) | −1.5 (1.9) | 0.6 (1.6) | 2.2 (−3.2 to 7.7) | 0.451 (0.264) | 0.693 (0.123) |
| PWV, m·s−1 | 6.7 (0.8) | 7.1 (1.1) | 6.8 (0.9) | 6.7 (1.6) | −0.1 (-0.2) | 0.4 (-0.2) | −0.4 (− 0.2 to − 0.7) | 0.800 (0.087) | 0.130 (0.497) |
| AIx (aortic), % | 16.5 (5.2) | 25.1 (16.5) | 16.5 (8.4) | 26.3 (14.6) | 0.0 (2.7) | 1.1 (2.1) | −1.1 (−3.5 to 1.3) | 0.991 (0.004) | 0.617 (0.156) |
| AIx (brachial), % | −41.7 (10.4) | −24.5 (32.7) | − 41.7 (16.5) | −22.3 (28.9) | 0.0 (5.4) | −2.2 (4.2) | −2.2 (− 6.8 to 2.4) | 0.998 (0.001) | 0.619 (0.155) |
Data are presented as mean and standard deviation (SD) or standard error (SE). D, Diameter; FMD, Flow-mediated vasodilation; FMDn, Normalized flow-mediated vasodilation; PWV, Pulse wave velocity; AIx, Augmentation index. Bold values denotes significant differences at level p < 0.05