TABLE 5.
Between-group differences of physiological variables (mean ± standard deviation) between responders and non-responders considering the baseline levels.
| Variables | Time point | Responder | Non-responder | Mean difference |
P | Hedge’s g Value (magnitude) | |
| Value | [95% CI] | ||||||
| VO2max (ml kg–1 min–1) | P1-Mid | 51.79 ± 1.87 | 47.67 ± 1.71 | 4.12 | [2.55; 5.69] | < 0.001* | 2.24VL |
| P1-P2 | 50.34 ± 1.89 | 47.71 ± 1.29 | 2.63 | [1.26; 4.00] | 0.001* | 1.64L | |
| HRmax (bpm) | P1-Mid | 197.82 ± 3.46 | 190.17 ± 2.95 | 7.65 | [4.87; 10.43] | < 0.001* | 2.30VL |
| P1-P2 | 193.75 ± 6.06 | 193.55 ± 4.87 | 0.20 | [−4.60; 5.00] | 0.930 | 0.04T | |
| HRrest (bpm) | P1-Mid | 51.10 ± 2.42 | 57.69 ± 2.84 | –6.59 | [−8.93; −4.26] | < 0.001* | −2.38VL |
| P1-P2 | 52.10 ± 2.92 | 57.85 ± 2.79 | –5.75 | [−8.24; −3.25] | < 0.001* | −1.95VL | |
| ACC (s) | P1-Mid | 1.58 ± 0.06 | 2.07 ± 0.14 | –0.49 | [−0.58; −0.39] | < 0.001* | −4.31EL |
| P1-P2 | 1.59 ± 0.05 | 2.05 ± 0.13 | –0.47 | [−0.56; −0.38] | < 0.001* | −4.42EL | |
| Max speed (s) | P1-Mid | 3.92 ± 0.20 | 4.45 ± 0.23 | –0.54 | [−0.72; −0.35] | < 0.001* | −2.38VL |
| P1-P2 | 3.87 ± 0.23 | 4.30 ± 0.25 | –0.43 | [−0.64; −0.22] | < 0.001* | −1.73L | |
| AG (s) | P1-Mid | 2.26 ± 0.79 | 2.51 ± 0.19 | –0.25 | [−0.72; 0.22] | < 0.001* | −0.45S |
| P1-P2 | 2.28 ± 0.10 | 2.50 ± 0.19 | –0.22 | [−0.36; −0.08] | 0.004* | −1.37L | |
| RPP (W) | P1-Mid | 873.33 ± 57.75 | 597.24 ± 63.73 | 276.08 | [223.41; 328.75] | < 0.001* | 4.39EL |
| P1-P2 | 968.18 ± 105.13 | 695.47 ± 87.32 | 272.70 | [188.45; 356.96] | < 0.001* | 2.71VL | |
| RMP (W) | P1-Mid | 498.45 ± 44.93 | 334.14 ± 56.86 | 21.51 | [119.59; 209.04] | < 0.001* | 3.07VL |
| P1-P2 | 516.99 ± 357.42 | 357.42 ± 44.70 | 34.44 | [87.94; 231.20] | < 0.001* | 0.62M | |
| RAP (W) | P1-Mid | 647.81 ± 50.93 | 443.99 ± 57.70 | 203.82 | [156.64; 250.99] | < 0.001* | 3.64VL |
| P1-P2 | 704.84 ± 88.69 | 495.94 ± 79.18 | 208.90 | [134.77; 283.03] | < 0.001* | 2.37VL | |
| RFI (W/s) | P1-Mid | 13.98 ± 2.18 | 8.36 ± 1.78 | 5.61 | [3.90; 7.33] | < 0.001* | 2.76VL |
| P1-P2 | 16.84 ± 4.33 | 11.79 ± 2.12 | 5.05 | [2.20; 7.90] | 0.001* | 1.50L | |
P1, period 1; mid, middle; P2, period 2; VO2max, maximal oxygen consumption; HRmax, maximal heart rate; HRrest, resting heart rate; ACC, acceleration; Max speed, maximal speed; AG, agility; RPP, RAST of peak power; RMP, RAST of minimum power; RAP, RAST of average power; RFI, RAST of Fatigue Index; bpm, beats per minute; W, watts; s, seconds; T, trivial; S, small; M, moderate; VL, very large; L, large; EL, extremely large. *Represents a statistically significant between group from baseline at the 0.05.