Table 1. Physiological reactions in venous blood oxygenation (SO2), haemoglobin saturation (rHb) and blood flow (flow) in skin and subcutaneous tissue during pre-exercise, 5 and 10 minutes of moderate exercise, and post-exercise without compression. Data are represented as means (± SD).
|
|
Pre-exercise |
5 minutes |
10 minutes |
Post-exercise |
| Skin tissue |
SO2 (%) |
59.3 (20.4) |
61.2 (18.5) |
65.4 (14.8) |
60.2 (15.3) |
|
rHb (AU) |
69.3 (9.3) |
66.5 (8.8) |
66.4 (10.3) |
69.5 (8.4) |
|
flow (AU) |
209.0 (82.6) |
299.4 (33.7) *** |
313.2 (35.7) *** |
216.1 (53.4) ### |
| Subcutaneous tissue |
SO2 (%) |
72.9 (13.4) |
71.2 (12.3) |
76.1 (11.3) |
75.8 (9.2) |
|
rHb (AU) |
49.4 (13.9) |
43.6 (11.4) |
45.1 (12.0) |
47.1 (13.5) |
|
flow (AU) |
275.2 (231.7) |
309.3 (113.7) |
358.9 (142.8) |
337.9 (233.2) |
AU: arbitrary unit. Post hocp < 0.001 with respect to “pre-exercise” condition. Post hoc### p < 0.001 with respect to “10 minutes” condition.
