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. 2021 Mar 15;12:611382. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.611382

TABLE 2.

Autonomic regulation during real and simulated tennis practice after traditional and combined training interventions with exergame at baseline and post intervention in children.

BDC
POST
FU
Groups Resting Virtual Tennis Real Tennis p-value Resting Virtual Tennis. Real Tennis Resting Virtual env. Real env. Ptime × group (η2) Pcondition × time (η2) Pcondition × time × group (η2)
HR (beats per minute) EG2 91.66 121.13.5 122.63.4 0.238 89.93.3 128.82.9 1293.5 89.43 127.64.1 1302.3 <0.001 (0.248) <0.001 (0.442) 0.201
EG1 91.84.7 123.74.8 1234.3 0.894 90.74.7 127.94.6 127.84.6 88.52.2 125.13.1 128.72.7
CG2 93.55.1 120.36.9 123.16.5 0.004* 913.5 121.75 129.15.2 90.32.4 1243.5 130.71.9
CG1 93.13.7 121.56 122.56.6 0.221 89.93.3 120.95.1 127.95.9 88.42.4 121.82.1 128.22.6
p-value (groups) 0.622 0.661 0.926 0.671 <0.001* 0.709 0.219 0.001* 0.045
SC (μS) EG2 2.80.9 7.61.4 5.81.3 0.012* 2.50.5 5.61.2 6.51.1 2.50.6 5.11.1 6.11.2 0.007 (170) <0.001 (0.215) 0.007 (138)
EG1 2.81.1 7.31.1 5.51.1 < 0.001* 2.40.6 6.31.2 5.91.2 2.40.6 6.11.1 5.60.9
CG2 2.50.5 7.61.2 5.31.1 < 0.001* 2.40.7 7.21.1 5.90.9 2.30.5 6.41.3 5.90.8
CG1 3.21 6.81.3 5.61.2 0.003* 2.50.5 7.11 6.11.2 2.40.6 6.90.8 60.8
p-value (groups) 0.202 0.323 0.846 0.895 0.001* 0.564 0.788 0.001* 0.490
ST (°C) EG2 25.71.4 282.2 29.31.7 0.092 25.13.2 30.92.5 29.61.8 24.81.1 31.11.8 30.31.7 0.437 <0.001 (0.216) 0.180
EG1 251.3 28.41.2 29.41.5 0.025* 24.82.1 30.11.9 29.51.3 24.80.9 30.11.2 29.42.5
CG2 25.82.1 28.41.8 27.81.5 0.481 26.42.5 30.62.3 29.81.9 25.41.2 31.11.4 30.32.1
CG1 25.81.7 28.61.9 27.91.8 0.279 24.82.9 29.62.6 302.3 24.21.5 29.91.2 29.42.5
p-value (groups) 0.384 0.784 0.035 0.480 0.599 0.904 0.108 0.071 0.594
BF (breaths per minute) EG2 22.52.9 26.81.7 26.41.9 0.643 21.31.2 32.51.8 32.21.9 22.41.1 31.21.6 33.31.3 <0.001 (0.346) <0.001 (0.584) <0.001 (0.208)
EG1 21.72.6 25.91.8 26.31.2 0.497 21.41.7 31.11.9 31.11.8 21.31.9 29.71.4 32.11.9
CG2 20.62.2 26.21.8 26.11.3 0.980 21.11.6 27.21.7 32.22.1 20.81.7 27.51.8 33.41.8
CG1 21.82.7 25.52.1 26.82.2 0.017* 21.41.4 26.21.1 311.9 21.21.4 26.30.9 322.3
p-value (groups) 0.414 0.594 0.410 0.806 <0.001* 0.236 0.100 <0.001* 0.138

EG2 – group with 2 exergame and 2 regular tennis trainings/week; EG1 – group with 1 exergame and 1 regular tennis trainings/week; CG2 – group 2 regular tennis trainings/week; CG1 – group with 1 regular tennis training/week. BDC – baseline; POST – post intervention; FU – follow-up after 1 year; HR = heart rate; SC = skin conductance; ST = skin temperature; BF = breathing frequency. *p < 0.05.