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