Table 4.
The effect of diet and/or exercise intervention on cardiometabolic biomarkers.
| SIT | IF | IF/SIT | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week | Week 0 | Week 16 | Week 0 | Week 16 | Week 0 | Week 16 |
| n = 11 | n = 9 | n = 12 | n = 8 | n = 11 | n = 11 | |
| Fasting Glucose (mmol/L) | 4.9 ± 0.6 | 4.8 ± 0.7 | 5.0 ± 0.6 | 5.0 ± 0.6 | 4.9 ± 0.4 | 4.8 ± 0.3 |
| HbA1c (mmol/mol) | 32 ± 3.4 | 32 ± 4.1 | 33 ± 3.5 | 33 ± 4.2 | 31 ± 3.3 | 32 ± 2.7 |
| Glucose Tolerance (AUC) | 777 ± 194 | 793 ± 158 | 840 ± 223 | 769 ± 192 | 817 ± 169 | 714 ± 133 |
| HOMA-IR | 1.6 ± 0.8 | 1.8 ± 1.0 | 1.5 ± 0.5 | 1.4 ± 0.5 | 1.7 ± 0.7 | 1.5 ± 0.6 |
| Total Cholesterol (mmol/L) | 4.5 ± 1 | 4.4 ± 0.9 | 4.7 ± 1.7 | 4.6 ± 1.9 | 4.7 ± 1.0 | 4.4 ± 1.0 |
| Triglycerides (mmol/L) | 1.0 ± 0.5 | 1.1 ± 0.6 | 1.2 ± 0.6 | 1.1 ± 0.6 | 1.0 ± 0.5 | 0.9 ± 0.3 |
| LDL Cholesterol (mmol/L) | 2.5 ± 0.7 | 2.4 ± 0.7 | 2.8 ± 1.0 | 2.7 ± 1.3 | 2.9 ± 0.9 | 2.8 ± 0.9 |
| HDL Cholesterol (mmol/L) | 1.4 ± 0.3 | 1.5 ± 0.4 | 1.7 ± 0.5 | 1.7 ± 0.4 | 1.3 ± 0.3 | 1.3 ± 0.3 |
Values are mean ± SD. Abbreviations: AUC: Area under the curve, LDL: low-density lipoprotein, HDL: High-density lipoprotein, SIT: sprint interval training, IF: intermittent fasting and IF/SIT: intermitting fasting and sprint interval training. Please note for glucose tolerance (AUC), n = 10 (week 0) and n = 9 (week 16).