Table 2.
Basic characteristics of the included literature.
| HIIT | MICT | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Study | Sample (HIIT/MICT) | Age (yr) | Sample (M/F) | BMI (Kg/m²) | Baseline BP (mm Hg) | Age (yr) | Sample (M/F) | BMI (Kg/m²) | Baseline BP (mm Hg) |
| Ballesta-García 2020 (Spain) |
17/12 | 66.3 ± 5.4; | 0/17 | 30.4 ± 4.1 | 151.1 ± 11.7; | 70.0 ± 8.8; | 0/12 | 30.1 ± 3.08 | 155.6 ± 13.6; |
| 73.9 ± 5.0 | 73.9 ± 7.2 | ||||||||
| Clark 2020 (Australia) |
16/12 | 30 ± 6; | 16/0 | 29.0 ± 3.1 | 127.5 ± 8.8; | 26 ± 8; | 12/0 | 28.2 ± 2.5 | 130.1 ± 8.8; |
| 75.8 ± 6.0 | 72.2 ± 5.3 | ||||||||
| Cuddy 2019 (USA) |
12/15 | 40.8 ± 10.8; | - | - | 123.8 ± 6.6; | 42.2 ± 9.7; | - | - | 126.7 ± 14.4; |
| 82.2 ± 4.9 | 81.7 ± 7.1 | ||||||||
| Eun-Ah 2018 (Korea) |
7/7 | 51.0 ± 10.1; | 6/1 | 23.0 ± 1.7 | 125.5 ± 6; | 51.6 ± 6.3; | 2/5 | 22.9 ± 2.4 | 121 ± 12; |
| 77.1 ± 6.5 | 76.4 ± 8.7 | ||||||||
| Ghardashi Afousi 2018 (Iran) |
18/17 | 54.8 ± 6.2; | 9/9 | 29.2 ± 0.9 | 131.4 ± 10.4; | 53.1 ± 4.8; | 10/7 | 28.9 ± 1.0 | 135.7 ± 11.0; |
| 79.2 ± 3.0 | 79.9 ± 4.1 | ||||||||
| Guimarães 2010 (Brazil) |
15/16 | 45.0 ± 9.0; | 3/12 | 29.0 ± 5.0 | 123.0 ± 9.0; | 50.0 ± 8.0; | 7/9 | 28.0 ± 4.0 | 124.0 ± 9.0; |
| 78.0 ± 6.0 | 79.0 ± 9.0 | ||||||||
| Iellamo 2021 (Italy) |
12/12 | 64.5 ± 7.2; | 12/0 | 28.9 ± 1.7 | 122.6 ± 28.4; | 66 ± 4.7; | 12/0 | 27.9 ± 4.3 | 121.8 ± 33.1 ; |
| 81.7 ± 16.4 | 81.3 ± 14.6 | ||||||||
| Jo, E. A 2020 (Korea) |
17/17 | 49.9 ± 7.3; | 12/5 | 24.6 ± 2.8 | 132.1 ± 14.9; | 51.8 ± 8.5; | 6/11 | 24.4 ± 2.5 | 126.2 ± 11.2; |
| 79.3 ± 8.5 | 78.6 ± 7.6 | ||||||||
| Jung 2015 (Canada) |
10/16 | 51.0 ± 11.0; | - | 33.1 ± 7.7 | 125.0 ± 15.0; | 51.0 ± 10.0; | - | 32.8 ± 5.0 | 124.0 ± 7.0; |
| 79 ± 8 | 81.0 ± 8.0 | ||||||||
| Molmen-Hansen 2012 (Norway) |
25/23 | 52.5 ± 7.4; | 15/10 | 26.8 ± 4.1 | 141.0 ± 12.5; | 53.6 ± 6.5; | 13/10 | 27.9 ± 3.2 | 146.5 ± 13.1; |
| 85.0 ± 8.1 | 88.5 ± 8.4 | ||||||||
| Ramos 2016 (Australia) |
15/17 | 57.0 ± 11.0; | 10/5 | 31.0 ± 4.0 | 126.0 ± 8.0; | 55.0 ± 11.0; | 12/5 | 33.0 ± 6.0 | 125.0 ± 8.0; |
| 80.0 ± 8.0 | 83.0 ± 7.0 | ||||||||
| Shepherd 2015 (United Kingdom) |
42/36 | 42.0 ± 11.0; | 12/30 | 27.7 ± 5.0 | 123.0 ± 10.0; | 43.0 ± 11.0; | 14/22 | 27.7 ± 4.6 | 123.0 ± 13.0; |
| 75.0 ± 9.0 | 76.0 ± 9.0 | ||||||||
| Liu Xianghui 2018 (China) |
18/18 | 52.8 ± 11.6; | 10/8 | 26.7 ± 3.5 | 133.5 ± 14.5; | 53.9 ± 12.2; | 10/8 | 26.1 ± 3.1 | 138.2 ± 17.5; |
| 85.1 ± 10.1 | 92.2 ± 11.8 |
ABPM = ambulatory blood pressure monitoring, BMI = body mass index, BP = blood pressure, F = female, HIIT = high-intensity intermittent training, MICT = moderate-intensity continuous training, M = male, NR = not reported.