Table 2.
The numbers of leukocyte subsets in peripheral blood before and after the 12-week intervention. Data are mean (SD) with bolded p-values indicating p<0.05
| Leukocyte Subset | Pre (cells/µl WB) | Post (cells/µl WB) | Within Subjects p-value | |Hedge’s g| | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Granulocytes | HIIT* | 4536.36 (1417.76) | 3759.09 (1365.80) | 0.05 | 0.54 |
| MICT | 4390 (800.28) | 4105 (1154.81) | 0.38 | 0.27 | |
| UC | 3640.91 (1457.19) | 3868.18 (1996.28) | 0.52 | 0.13 | |
| Monocytes | HIIT | 431.82 (176.45) | 413.64 (134.33) | 0.62 | 0.11 |
| MICT | 770 (715.77) | 430 (153.12) | 0.19 | 0.63 | |
| UC | 450 (159.69) | 427.27 (123.21) | 0.51 | 0.15 | |
| Lymphocytes | HIIT | 1913.64 (320.23) | 1822.73 (395.83) | 0.21 | 0.24 |
| MICT* | 1675 (409.1) | 1865 (484.22) | 0.02 | 0.41 | |
| UC | 1913.64 (462.11) | 1886.36 (281.15) | 0.8 | 0.07 | |
| NK Cells | HIIT | 214.81 (86.69) | 241.34 (101.59) | 0.53 | 0.27 |
| MICT | 241.07 (63.83) | 298.37 (76.89) | 0.14 | 0.6 | |
| UC | 138.05 (73.82) | 180.03 (69.28) | 0.12 | 0.55 | |
| CD4 T cells | HIIT* | 716.33 (252.13) | 482.27 (191.75) | 0.01 | 0.99 |
| MICT | 566.82 (265.99) | 659.10 (325.2) | 0.12 | 0.29 | |
| UC | 694.76 (349.47) | 608.07 (344.74) | 0.42 | 0.23 | |
| CD8 T cells | HIIT | 273.99 (158.2) | 256.86 (104.44) | 0.64 | 0.12 |
| MICT | 193.26 (134.67) | 225.14 (112.57) | 0.27 | 0.24 | |
| UC | 296.01 (231.72) | 294.86 (222.39) | 0.98 | 0.005 | |
| γδ T cells (CD4−8−) | HIIT | 85.99 (101.84) | 69.09 (62.24) | 0.3 | 0.19 |
| MICT | 33.54 (23.49) | 29.71 (18.25) | 0.67 | 0.17 | |
| UC | 56.26 (22.82) | 59.70 (43.38) | 0.73 | 0.09 | |
| CD4:CD8 | HIIT* | 3.1 (1.25) | 2.02 (0.68) | 0.01 | 1.01 |
| MICT | 3.83 (2.03) | 3.22 (1.45) | 0.32 | 0.33 | |
| UC | 3.79 (3.34) | 2.74 (1.81) | 0.38 | 0.37 |