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. 2022 Mar 15;16:853150. doi: 10.3389/fnbeh.2022.853150

TABLE 1.

Heart rate (HR), MAP, and peripheral biomarkers before and after acute aerobic and resistance exercise.

Variable Aerobic Resistance P-value
Main effect Interaction



Pre Post Pre Post Exercise type Time
HR, bpm 70 ± 5 116 ± 12*** 67 ± 14 104 ± 14*** ## F(1,18) = 7.20, p = 0.015, ηp2 = 0.29 F(1,18) = 355.16, p < 0.001, ηp2 = 0.95 F(1,18) = 8.52, p = 0.009, ηp2 = 0.32
RPE 6 (6–7) 12 (10–13) 6 (6–7) 13 (11–13) F(1,18) = 2.77, p = 0.114, ηp2 = 0.13 F(1,18) = 345.20, p < 0.001, ηp2 = 0.95 F(1,18) = 3.09, p = 0.096, ηp2 = 0.15
MAP, mmHg 88 ± 4 88 ± 8 88 ± 8 86 ± 8 F(1,18) = 0.75, p = 0.398, ηp2 = 0.04 F(1,18) = 0.67, p = 0.423, ηp2 = 0.04 F(1,18) = 1.27, p = 0.275, ηp2 = 0.07
Adrenaline, pg/mL 37 ± 14 69 ± 23 27 (18–59) 59 ± 28 F(1,18) = 1.32, p = 0.226, ηp2 = 0.07 F(1,18) = 98.89, p < 0.001, ηp2 = 0.85 F(1,18) = 1.88, p = 0.187, ηp2 = 0.10
Noradrenaline, pg/mL 351 ± 90 523 ± 170 377 ± 147 548 (437–674) F(1,18) = 2.19, p = 0.156, ηp2 = 0.11 F(1,18) = 23.31, p < 0.001, ηp2 = 0.56 F(1,18) = 0.65, p = 0.430, ηp2 = 0.04
Glucose, mg/dL 83 ± 6 80 ± 7 84 ± 8 81 ± 7 F(1,18) = 0.40, p = 0.538, ηp2 = 0.02 F(1,18) = 14.70, p = 0.001, ηp2 = 0.45 F(1,18) = 0.05, p = 0.822, ηp2 = 0.003
Lactate, mmol/L 1.1 ± 0.3 1.2 (1.1–1.4)* 1.1 (1.0–1.2) 2.8 (2.3–3.2)*** ### F(1,18) = 48.57, p < 0.001, ηp2 = 0.73 F(1,18) = 102.62, p < 0.001, ηp2 = 0.85 F(1,18) = 36.59, p < 0.001, ηp2 = 0.67
Cortisol, μg/mL 15 ± 5 11 (10–15) 16 ± 5 12 (9–19) F(1,18) = 1.18, p = 0.292, ηp2 = 0.06 F(1,18) = 13.31, p = 0.002, ηp2 = 0.43 F(1,18) = 0.008, p = 0.932, ηp2 = 0.000
IGF-1 ng/mL 211 ± 56 209 ± 51 203 ± 45 213 ± 40** F(1,18) = 0.10, p = 0.752, ηp2 = 0.01 F(1,18) = 3.48, p = 0.079, ηp2 = 0.16 F(1,18) = 12.10, p = 0.003, ηp2 = 0.40
BDNF, pg/mL 27,465 ± 6,281 28,694 ± 7,099 29,094 ± 5,695 29,988 ± 7,488 F(1,16) = 1.67, p = 0.215, ηp2 = 0.09 F(1,18) = 3.98, p = 0.063, ηp2 = 0.20 F(1,18) = 0.069, p = 0.796, ηp2 = 0.004

Values are mean ± standard deviation or median (interquartile range).

***p < 0.001, **p < 0.01, *p < 0.05 vs. pre. ###p < 0.001, ##p < 0.01 vs. aerobic exercise.

HR, heart rate; RPE, ratings of perceived exertion; MAP, mean arterial pressure; IGF-1, Insulin-like growth hormone factor 1; BDNF, Brain-derived neurotrophic factor.