Table 1. Characteristics of the study participant demographics.
| Variable |
BFRTg (n
= 16) |
non-BFRTg
(n = 12) |
p-value |
| Physical
characteristics |
| Age (years) |
56.3 ±
5.7 |
58.8 ±
7.4 |
0.333 |
| Height (cm) |
172.1 ±
7.4 |
169.6 ±
4.5 |
0.314 |
| Weight (kg) |
69.9 ±
8.3 |
66.3 ±
8.4 |
0.280 |
| BMI (m2/kg) |
23.6 ±
2.5 |
23.0 ±
2.6 |
0.574 |
| Disease |
7 (43.8%) |
4 (33.3%) |
0.791 |
| Hypertension |
5 (31.3%) |
3 (25.0%) |
1.000 |
| Dyslipidemia |
1(6.3%) |
1 (8.3%) |
1.000 |
| Diabetes |
1 (6.3%) |
0 (0%) |
1.000 |
| Exercise
data |
| Exercise
history (yrs) |
15.5 ±
6.8 |
18.2 ±
5.7 |
0.275 |
| Marathon
completed (numbers) |
65.8 ±
56.8 |
53.9 ±
38.9 |
0.539 |
| Marathon
time (min) |
233.3 ±
35.0 |
229.0 ±
37.8 |
0.754 |
| Exercise
time (min/day) |
80.6 ±
34.1 |
83.3 ±
32.0 |
0.833 |
| Exercise
intensity (Borg’s scale) |
14.3 ±
1.4 |
14.5 ±
0.9 |
0.791 |
| Exercise
frequency (weeks) |
4.1 ±
1.5 |
4.1 ±
1.6 |
0.947 |
| GXT |
| HRrest
(beats/min) |
59.0 ±
7.7 |
57.0 ±
3.6 |
0.418 |
| SBPrest
(mmHg) |
127.1 ±
12.1 |
124.1 ±
11.2 |
0.507 |
| DBPrest
(mmHg) |
82.1 ±
8.9 |
78.7 ±
5.6 |
0.255 |
| HRmax
(beats/min) |
161.6 ±
13.3 |
162.5 ±
7.1 |
0.835 |
| SBPmax
(mmHg) |
223.5 ±
9.6 |
217.5 ±
7.0 |
0.080 |
| DBPmax
(mmHg) |
93.8 ±
6.6 |
94.5 ±
9.2 |
0.821 |
| TET (sec) |
781.2 ±
117.1 |
808.3 ±
75.4 |
0.493 |
| VO2max
(ml/kg/min) |
45.5 ±
9.5 |
47.8 ±
6.6 |
0.482 |
Values are presented as mean ± SD. BFRTg: blood flow restriction training group, BMI: body mass index, GXT: graded exercise test, HR: rest heart rate, SBP: systolic blood pressure, DBP: diastolic blood pressure, TET: total exercise time, VO
2max: maximal oxygen uptake
