Table 3. Changes in cardiovascular variables from pre to post-intervention for the experimental groups (mean ± SD).
| Variables |
Variables |
Pre-intervention |
Post-intervention |
Interaction
effect |
Hedges'
g (95% CI) |
|
| SBP
(mmHg) |
HIIT |
122.5 ±
5.0 |
121.1 ±
3.6 |
p
= 0.907 |
-0.31 (-1.19
to 0.57) |
Small ↓ |
| POL |
123.4 ±
6.0 |
121.9 ±
5.4 |
-0.25 (-1.13
to 0.63) |
Small ↓ |
| THR |
125.1 ±
5.7 |
123.5 ±
5.6 |
-0.27 (-1.15
to 0.61) |
Small ↓ |
| CON |
124.8 ±
4.9 |
124.6 ±
4.3 |
-0.04 (-0.92
to 0.84) |
Trivial
↓ |
| DBP
(mmHg) |
HIIT |
80.6 ±
3.5 |
80.3 ±
2.7 |
p
= 0.775 |
-0.09 (-0.97
to 0.79) |
Trivial
↓ |
| POL |
80.8 ±
4.2 |
80.5 ±
4.4 |
-0.07 (-0.94
to 0.81) |
Trivial
↓ |
| THR |
80.7 ±
2.9 |
80.6 ±
2.9 |
-0.03 (-0.91
to 0.84) |
Trivial
↓ |
| CON |
80.3 ±
3.3 |
80.2 ±
3.7 |
-0.03 (-0.90
to 0.85) |
Trivial
↓ |
| HR
(bpm) |
HIIT |
75.5 ±
3.5 |
73.1 ±
3.2* |
p
= 0.001 |
-0.69 (-1.59
to 0.22) |
Moderate
↓ |
| POL |
75.8 ±
4.2 |
70.9 ±
3.9*† |
-1.16 (-2.11
to -0.21) |
Moderate
↓ |
| THR |
75.8 ±
3.0 |
73.2 ±
2.9* |
-0.84 (-1.76
to 0.07) |
Moderate
↓ |
| CON |
76.1 ±
3.4 |
75.8 ±
3.1 |
-0.09 (-0.97
to 0.79) |
Trivial
↓ |
*denotes significant differences compared to pre and CON.† denotes significant differences compared to other training groups.
