Table 2.
Arterial stiffness assessments.
| Variables | Pre | Post | Effects—p-Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group × Time | Group | Time | |||
| Aortic SBP (mmHg) | 0.627 | 0.255 | 0.025 | ||
| TRE | 118 (106; 131) | 124 (110; 138) | |||
| LIRE-BFR | 126 (115; 137) | 135 (122; 148) | |||
| Aortic DBP (mmHg) | 0.373 | 0.036 | 0.945 | ||
| TRE | 63 (57; 68) | 61 (56; 67) | |||
| LIRE-BFR | 69 (64; 74) | 70 (65; 75) | |||
| Aortic pulse pressure (mmHg) | 0.790 | 0.723 | 0.007 | ||
| TRE | 55 (45; 64) | 62 (51; 73) | |||
| LIRE-BFR | 56 (48; 65) | 65 (55; 75) | |||
| Radial SBP (mmHg) | 0.623 | 0.504 | 0.017 | ||
| TRE | 129 (117; 142) | 135 (121; 150) | |||
| LIRE-BFR | 133 (122; 144) | 143 (129; 156) | |||
| Radial DBP (mmHg) | 0.262 | 0.024 | 0.843 | ||
| TRE | 62 (57; 67) | 60 (55; 66) | |||
| LIRE-BFR | 68 (64; 73) | 70 (64; 75) | |||
| Radial MAP (mmHg) | 0.437 | 0.112 | 0.189 | ||
| TRE | 84 (76; 92) | 86 (77; 95) | |||
| LIRE-BFR | 91 (84; 98) | 96 (87; 104) | |||
| Radial pulse pressure (mmHg) | 0.891 | 0.763 | 0.009 | ||
| TRE | 66 (56; 76) | 75 (63; 86) | |||
| LIRE-BFR | 64 (55; 73) | 73 (62; 84) | |||
| Augmentation pressure (mmHg) | 0.130 | 0.070 | 0.005 | ||
| TRE | 19 (13; 26) | 22 (16; 29) | |||
| LIRE-BFR | 23 (18; 29) | 33 (27; 39) | |||
| Pulse wave velocity (m/s) | 0.682 | 0.556 | 0.031 | ||
| TRE | 11.6 (8.7; 15.5) | 12.7 (9.6; 16.8) | |||
| LIRE-BFR | 10.6 (8.1; 13.8) | 11.2 (8.7; 14.5) | |||
| AIx (%) | 0.159 | 0.037 | 0.146 | ||
| TRE | 36.3 (27; 45) | 36.4 (29; 43) | |||
| LIRE-BFR | 41.9 (34; 49) | 50.2 (43; 57) | |||
| AIx75 (%) | 0.152 | 0.094 | 0.209 | ||
| TRE | 31.9 (21; 41) | 31.3 (24; 38) | |||
| LIRE-BFR | 35.9 (27; 44) | 44.3 (37; 51) | |||
TRE: Traditional resistance exercise (n = 7); LIRE-BFR: Low intensity resistance exercise with blood flow restriction (n = 10). AIx: augmentation index; AIX75: augmentation index corrected by 75 bpm; DBP: Diastolic blood pressure; SBP: Systolic blood pressure; MAP: Mean arterial pressure. Results are expressed as mean and 95% CI. p-value: Interactions between time × group, group and time. For all comparisons p < 0.05.