Table 4.
Resting blood pressure and heart rate changes in elderly women after 8 weeks (post) of HIIT (n = 15), MIIT (n = 15), and MICT (n = 16) and 2 (DT2w) and 4 (DT4w) weeks of detraining
| Baseline | Post | DT2w | DT4w | ANOVA | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F | p | |||||
| Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | ||||||
| HIIT | 141.3 ± 8.3 | 138.0 ± 5.6a | 138.7 ± 6.4a | 140.7 ± 7.0 | 4.10 | 0.012 |
| MICT | 141.9 ± 13.3 | 141.3 ± 12.6 | 141.9 ± 13.3 | 141.9 ± 13.3 | 0.31 | 0.811 |
| MIIT | 140.7 ± 11.6 | 139.3 ± 9.6 | 140.0 ± 10.7 | 140.7 ± 11.6 | 1.63 | 0.195 |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | ||||||
| HIIT | 78.7 ± 7.4 | 77.3 ± 7.0 | 78.0 ± 6.8 | 78.7 ± 7.4 | 1.63 | 0.195 |
| MICT | 78.1 ± 6.6 | 77.5 ± 5.8 | 78.1 ± 6.6 | 78.1 ± 6.6 | 1.00 | 0.402 |
| MIIT | 77.3 ± 5.9 | 76.7 ± 4.9 | 77.3 ± 5.9 | 77.3 ± 5.9 | 1.00 | 0.333 |
| Resting heart rate (bpm) | ||||||
| HIIT | 76.9 ± 5.7 | 69.5 ± 4.5a | 72.5 ± 5.0ab | 76.1 ± 5.2bc | 199.40 | < 0.001 |
| MICT | 76.2 ± 5.0 | 72.6 ± 4.8a | 75.1 ± 4.5b | 76.1 ± 4.8b | 37.55 | < 0.001 |
| MIIT | 76.7 ± 5.1 | 71.6 ± 5.2a | 73.5 ± 4.7ab | 76.5 ± 4.9bc | 83.08 | < 0.001 |
DT detraining, HIIT, MIIT, and MICT high-intensity interval training, moderate-intensity interval training, and moderate-intensity continuous training groups, respectively
aDifferent from baseline
bDifferent from POST
cDifferent from DT2w