Table 3.
Descriptive statistics of microcirculation parameters.
Group
Time
Mean ± SD
95% Confidence Interval
Lower
Upper
Flow
PLC n = 10
MFR n = 11
(AU)
PLC
t
0
75.2 ± 25.8
56.7
93.6
MFR
83.4 ± 18.1
71.3
95.5
PLC
t
24
91.8 ± 24.1
74.6
109.0
MFR
92.7 ± 19.8
79.4
106.0
PLC
t
48
92.4 ± 18.9
78.9
106.0
MFR
95.9 ± 21.9
81.2
110.6
sO
2
PLC n = 10
MFR n = 11
(%)
PLC
t
0
13.80 ± 11.57
5.52
22.1
MFR
9.23 ± 5.13
5.78
12.7
PLC
t
24
†
32.35 ± 16.88
20.28
44.4
MFR
27.02 ± 15.57
16.56
37.5
PLC
t
48
†
31.96 ± 17.36
19.54
44.4
MFR
32.94 ± 14.55
23.16
42.7
rHb
PLC n = 10
MFR n = 11
(AU)
PLC
t
0
46.0 ± 8.93
39.6
52.4
MFR
50.8 ± 7.11
46.0
55.6
PLC
t
24
†
41.4 ± 8.07
35.6
47.2
MFR
37.2 ± 5.71
33.4
41.1
PLC
t
48
†
‡
*
37.5 ± 2.99
35.4
39.6
MFR
33.8 ± 1.96
32.5
35.1
PLC, placebo group; MFR, myofascial release group; AU, arbitrary units; SD, standard deviation; sO
2
, oxygen saturation; rHb relative haemoglobin; t
0
, baseline; t
24
, 24 h after exercise; t
48
, 48 h after exercise.
† Significant time differences to t
0
at p < 0.05 level.
‡ Significant time differences to t
1
at p < 0.05 level.
* Significant group differences at p < 0.05 level.