Table 2.

Meta-analyzed modifying effects on pre- and post-exercise serum concentration of high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T (hs-cTnT), and the random effects expressed as standard deviations (SD).

	Factor effect or SD, ×/÷90%CL	Decisionh
Modifying effects on pre-exercise hs-cTnT
Female/male	0.5, ×/÷3.1	Moderate ↓
Agea	0.9, ×/÷1.4	Small ↓
Modifying effects on post-exercise hs-cTnT
Female/male	3.4, ×/÷5.6	Very large ↑
Agea	0.7, ×/÷1.8	Moderate ↓
Pre-exercise hs-cTnTb	1.5, ×/÷2.3	Moderate ↑
Exercise heart ratec	0.9, ×/÷1.5	Trivial
Exercise durationd	2.4, ×/÷1.7	Large ↑***
Mode comparisons
Cycling/running	0.9, ×/÷1.3	Small ↓
Swimming/running	0.9, ×/÷1.7	Trivial
Triathlon/running	0.8, ×/÷1.9	Small ↓
Rowing/running	0.1, ×/÷2.4	Extremely large ↓****
Post-exercisee/pre-exercise hs-cTnT
at 0.7 h	2.9, ×/÷1.3	Large ↑****
at 1.7 h	4.9, ×/÷1.3	Very large ↑****
at 2.9 h	7.5, ×/÷1.3	Very large ↑****
at 5.8 h	6.4, ×/÷1.3	Very large ↑****
at 12.5 h	3.8, ×/÷1.3	Large ↑****
at 25 h	2.1, ×/÷1.3	Large ↑****
at 57 h	1.0, ×/÷1.4	Trivial
Random-effect SDf
Between bouts (pre-exercise)	1.3, ×/÷ 1.1	Moderate***
Between bouts (post-exercise)	1.2, ×/÷1.2	Small
Within bouts (post-exercise)	1.1, ×/÷1.1	Small**
Between settings (post-exercise)g	1.2, ×/÷1.2	Moderate

90%CL, 90% compatibility limits; ↑, increase; ↓, decrease.

^aEffect of a 25-year difference (~2 between-subject SD).

^bEffect of a 3.2-fold difference (~2 between-subject SD).

^cEffect of a 20-min⁻¹ difference (~2 between-study SD).

^dEffect of a four-fold difference (~2 between-study SD).

^eTimes shown are post-exercise time plus half the exercise duration.

^f×/÷90%CL are approximate.

^gCombination of the post-exercise between- and within-bout SD.

^hObserved magnitude with magnitude-based decision.

Clear effects are shown with the probability of a true substantial magnitude

^**(likely,

^***very likely,

^****most likely).