Table 1: Participant’s characteristics at baseline. Data are presented as Mean ± Standard Deviation or Median (Interquartile Range).
Variable |
HCT-group |
MCT-group |
p-values |
Gender |
M = 5; F = 10 |
M = 5; F = 10 |
p = 1.000 |
Age (Years) |
32.9 (29.0) |
26.2 (27.0) |
p = 0.029 |
Height (cm) |
167.2 (164.0) |
167.3 (163.0) |
p = 0.588 |
Weight (Kg) |
89.8 ± 18.96 |
89.3 ± 16.32 |
p = 0.946 |
BMI (kg/m2) |
31.9 ± 4.90 |
32.0 ± 5.21 |
p = 0.957 |
BF% |
40.7 ± 9.10 |
43.2 ± 9.75 |
p = 0.481 |
BF (Kg) |
36.6 ± 11.5 |
38.8 ± 12.1 |
p = 0.615 |
LBM% |
29.0 (25.0) |
25.0 (23.8) |
p = 0.263 |
LBM (Kg) |
26.6 (22.5) |
22.2 (20.3) |
p = 0.455 |
WC (cm) |
92.4 ± 10.88 |
93.1 ± 9.94 |
p = 0.842 |
Hip Circumference (cm) |
110.1 ± 9.22 |
110.9 ± 11.95 |
p = 0.839 |
WHR |
0.8 ± 0.06 |
0.8 ± 0.08 |
p = 0.959 |
SBP (mm Hg) |
120.0 ± 16.31 |
118.1 ± 13.30 |
p = 0.725 |
DBP (mm Hg) |
82.3 ± 7.68 |
83.6 ± 10.02 |
p = 0.700 |
MAP (mm Hg) |
96.2 ± 13.01 |
93.5 ± 7.15 |
p= 0.492 |
RPP (mmHg*bpm) |
9547.2 ± 1870.04 |
9881.9 ± 1714.53 |
p = 0.613 |
HRrest (bpm) |
79.7 ± 8.71 |
83.2 ± 11.65 |
p = 0.355 |
VO2peak (ml O2/kg/min) |
16.2 ± 2.40 |
15.6 ± 1.82 |
p = 0.452 |
LDL (mg/dL) |
90.5 ± 21.03 |
113.3 ± 6.54 |
p = 0.014 |
HDL (mg/dL) |
48.2 ± 12.29 |
46.6 (9.06) |
p = 0.688 |
TC (mg/dL) |
160.6 ± 28.17 |
179.3 ± 29.46 |
p = 0.087 |
Glucose (mg/dL) |
92.3 ± 8.39 |
89.7 ± 12.01 |
p = 0.497 |
Triglycerides (mg/dL) |
109.7 (87.0) |
95.9 (85.0) |
p = 0.917 |
Right QUADS (N) |
158.5 ± 25.14 |
171.5 ± 36.00 |
p = 0.262 |
Left QUADS (N) |
155.6 ± 25.25 |
178.3 ± 50.04 |
p = 0.128 |
Right HAMS (N) |
160.8 ± 24.40 |
150.1 ± 52.46 |
p = 0.481 |
Left HAMS (N) |
158.8 ± 22.26 |
162.9 ± 33.51 |
p = 0.692 |
OMNI Scale |
8.7 (8.0) |
8.7 (9.0) |
p = 0.786 |
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, F: Females, M: Males