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Table 1 Demographic, biochemical and endothelial function variables in the fasted state across HIT and MCT groups at baseline

From: Exercise and postprandial lipemia: effects on vascular health in inactive adults

Characteristics

HIT (n = 11)

MCT (n = 9)

P value

Sex, n (%)

 Male

8 (40.0)

5 (55.6)

0.898

 Female

3 (60.0)

4 (44.4)

0.916

Age, mean (sd), y

31.8 (7.8)

31.4 (6.4)

0.928

Biochemical parameters, mean (SD)

 Total cholesterol (mg/dL)

159.4 (47.4)

170.1 (41.8)

0.301

 High-density lipoprotein (mg/dL)

46.9 (9.6)

43.0 (14.1)

0.236

 Triglycerides (mg/dL)

100.4 (36.8)

134.1 (82.2)

0.118

 Glucose (mg/dL)

78.3 (5.6)

82.3 (13.7)

0.190

Vascular function parameters, mean (SD)

 Dbase, mm

3.0 (0.6)

2.7 (0.4)

0.157

 FMD, %

7.2 (3.3)

7.3 (5.6)

0.487

Dpeak mm

3.2 (0.5)

3.0 (0.5)

0.140

Ddiff

0.2 (0.5)

0.3 (0.4)

0.496

 FMDn, %

6.5 (2.9)

7.4 (5.7)

0.433

 PWV, m·s−1

6.7 (0.8)

7.1 (1.2)

0.204

 AIx (aortic), %

41.7 (10.4)

24.5 (32.7)

0.148

 AIx (brachial), %

16.5 (5.2)

25.1 (16.5)

0.152

 Pulse Pressure (mmHg)

45.3 (5.2)

44.6 (4.1)

0.931

 Central systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

99.6 (43.7)

108.0 (5.8)

0.493

 Pulmonary artery occlusion pressure (mmHg)

40.6 (6.8)

35.6 (3.9)

0.087

 Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

116.2 (6.5)

116.8 (5.1)

0.184

 Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)

71.0 (8.7)

72.3 (7.0)

0.278

 Mean blood pressure (mmHg)

86.0 (7.6)

87.3 (6.0)

0.482

  1. HIT 4 × 4-min high -intensity interval training, MCT moderate-intensity continuous training, D diameter, FMD flow-mediated vasodilation, nFMD normalized flow-mediated vasodilation, PWV pulse wave velocity, AIx augmentation index