Table 5. Descriptive statistics for the RMS of LG at 4 assessment points in 3 groups (mean ± standard deviation).
MP (150mmHg) HP (200mmHg) Control F P η2p
Pre
(%)
T0 36.46±9.73 38.06±9.06 38.64±11.13 0.163 0.85 0.009
T1 48.01±8.83** 46.91±9.43* 40.51±9.05 2.633 0.085 0.125
T2 46.84±8.29* 44.84±9.75 39.03±12.67 2.167 0.129 0.105
T3 42.90±6.86 42.66±10.84 36.62±7.59 2.225 0.122 0.107
F 10.082 5.63 0.551
P < 0.001 < 0.001 0.651
η2p 0.478 0.339 0.048
Overall Time 5.640 0.002 0.139
Group 2.166 0.130 0.110
Time × Group 0.965 0.445 0.052
Post
(%)
T0 75.61±11.23 71.27±8.75 72.86±8.49 0.718 0.495 0.039
T1 93.92±8.64** 86.10±10.21* 75.49±8.59‡‡|| 11.589 <0.001 0.398
T2 90.84±8.32** 82.21±9.67* 71.64±9.12‡‡|| 13.139 <0.001 0.429
T3 83.50±11.14 75.89±7.89 72.44±7.57†† 4.722 0.015 0.210
F 16.916 10.709 0.278
P < 0.001 < 0.001 0.841
η2p 0.606 0.493 0.025
Overall Time 12.598 < 0.001 0.265
Group 18.189 < 0.001 0.510
Time x Group 2.998 0.011 0.136
Note: *P < 0.05 and**P < 0.01 versus T0;†P < 0.05 and‡P < 0.01 versus T1;§P < 0.05 versus T2;††P < 0.05 and‡‡P < 0.01 versus the Low-Pressure Group;||P < 0.05 versus the High-Pressure Group.RMS, Root Mean Square; LG, lateral gastrocnemius; MP, medium-pressure; HP, high-pressure.