Table 1: Baseline characteristics of the two groups.

Variables

Control-group (n = 15)

HICT-group (n = 15)

p-values

Gender

M: 12, F: 3

M: 5, F: 10

0.010

Level of fitness (n)

Low: 14, Moderate: 1

Low: 11, Moderate:4

0.142

Age (years)

38.0 ± 12.76

32.9 ± 9.77

0.203

Height (cm)

171.9 (174.20)

167.2 (164.00)

0.140

Weight (kg)

89.3 ± 17.16

89.8 ± 19.06

0.943

BMI (kg/m2)

30.1 ± 5.55

31.9 ± 4.90

0.374

BF%

36.5 ± 11.87

40.7 ± 9.10

0.287

BF (kg)

33.7 ± 15.56

36.6 ± 11.50

0.565

LBM%

29.5 (30.10)

29.0 (25.00)

0.319

LBM (kg)

26.0 (28.02)

26.6 (22.45)

0.436

WC (cm)

90.9 ± 11.31

92.4 ± 10.88

0.714

Hip circumference (cm)

105.0 ± 10.22

110.1 ± 9.22

0.165

WHR

0.9 (0.91)

0.8 (0.85)

0.228

SBP (mm Hg)

117.4 ± 13.31

120.0 ± 16.31

0.636

DBP (mm Hg)

82.1 ± 12.22

82.3 ± 7.68

0.958

LDL (mg/dL)

112.4 ± 20.29

90.5 ± 21.03

0.007

HDL (mg/dL)

48.7 ± 10.81

48.2 ± 12.29

0.900

TC (mg/dL)

185.9 ± 24.98

160.6 ± 28.17

0.015

Triglycerides (mg/dL)

123.8 (113.00)

106.7 (87.00)

0.443

Glucose (mg/dL)

93.8 ± 8.78

92.3 ± 8.39

0.644

MAP (mm Hg)

93.7 ± 12.33

96.2 ± 13.01

0.598

RPP (mmHg*bpm)

8862.1 ± 1714.17

9547.2 ± 1870.04

0.305

HR resting (bpm)

75.1 ± 10.28

79.7 ± 8.71

0.203

VO2peak (ml O2/kg/min)

16.2 ± 2.34

16.2 ± 2.40

1.000

HAMS L (N)

175.0 ± 29.43

158.8 ± 22.26

0.099

HAMS R (N)

171.4 ± 29.51

160.8 ± 24.40

0.292

QUADS L (N)

174.9 ± 25.91

155.6 ± 25.25

0.048

QUADS R (N)

183.3 ± 33.76

158.5 ± 25.14

0.030

Data are mean ± SD for normally distributed data or median (interquartile range) for non-normally distributed data.

Abbreviations: BMI: Body Mass Index, BF%: Percentage of Body Fat, LBM%: Percentage of Lean Body Mass, LBM-Kg: Lean Body Mass in kilograms, WC: Waist Circumference, WHR: Waist to Hip Ratio, SBP: Systolic Blood Pressure, DBP: Diastolic Blood Pressure, MAP: Mean Arterial Pressure, RPP: Rate Pressure Product, HRrest: Resting Heart Rate, VO2peak: Maximal Oxygen Consumption, LDL: Low Density Lipoprotein, HDL: High Density Lipoprotein, TC: Total Cholesterol, QUADS: Quadriceps, HAMS: Hamstrings, N:Newton, mg/dl: Milligrams per decilitre, mm Hg: Millimetre of Mercury, cm: Centimetre, n: number of participants.