Table 3.
PRE-POST comparison of means between the EXS and EXE groups
| Outcome Variable | EXS (n = 15, 13 Females) |
EXE (n = 16, 14 Females) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRE | POST | PRE | POST | Mean Difference, 95% CI | P Value | |
| Estimated V̇o2max, mL/kg/min | 26.4 ± 6.3 | 32.0 ± 6.4 | 29.4 ± 5.7 | 32.0 ± 6.6 | 2.7 (0.2, 5.3) | 0.0343 |
| SBP, mmHg | 134 ± 14 | 126 ± 11 | 134 ± 14 | 134 ± 14 | −8.0 (−14.6, −1.4) | 0.0198 |
| DBP, mmHg | 80 ± 13 | 80 ± 14 | 79 ± 11 | 80 ± 9 | −0.6 (−6.0, 4.8) | 0.823 |
| Fat mass, kg | 39.6 ± 8.2 | 37.7 ± 8.5 | 37.8 ± 10.5 | 36.5 ± 10.1 | −0.6 (−1.9, 0.7) | 0.339 |
| Total cholesterol, mg/dL | 200 ± 32 | 188 ± 33 | 203 ± 34 | 208 ± 30 | −19 (−35, 0) | 0.0467 |
| PWV, m/s | 9.6 ± 1.9 | 9.2 ± 1.7 | 9.2 ± 1.7 | 9.2 ± 1.4 | −0.4 (−1.1, 0.3) | 0.249 |
| AIx, % | 17.7 ± 10.6 | 12.6 ± 14.1 | 16.1 ± 11.9 | 17.3 ± 10.0 | −6.3 (−14.8, 2.2) | 0.142 |
Values are means ± SD. Data were analyzed using independent t tests. AIx, augmentation index; CI, confidence interval; DBP, brachial diastolic blood pressure; EXE, exercise; EXS, exercise + sauna; PRE, preintervention; POST, postintervention; PWV, pulse wave velocity; SBP, brachial systolic blood pressure; V̇o2max, maximal oxygen consumption.