Table 2. 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 while wearing an elastic bandage. Data are represented as means (± SD).
|
|
Pre-exercise |
5 minutes |
10 minutes |
Post-exercise |
| Skin tissue |
SO2 (%) |
59.3 (13.0) |
62.6 (10.9) |
65.6 (10.6) |
68.3 (10.3) |
|
rHb (AU) |
60.0 (8.0) |
59.3 (7.9) |
61.6 (8.3) |
64.8 (7.0) |
|
flow (AU) |
211.3 (50.4) |
308.3 (39.5) *** |
318.5 (28.0) *** |
277.6 (53.6) # |
| Subcutaneous tissue |
SO2 (%) |
71.2 (9.0) |
70.6 (10.3) |
73.5 (9.0) |
79.3 (7.8) * |
|
rHb (AU) |
38.6 (11.0) |
37.2 (12.3) |
39.8 (14.4) |
46.8 (15.1) |
|
flow (AU) |
284.7 (165.6) |
274.3 (149.6) |
308.4 (208.8) |
409.2 (272.9) |
AU: arbitrary unit. Post hoc p < 0.05 p < 0.001 with respect to “pre-exercise” condition. Post hoc# p < 0.05 with respect to “10 minutes” condition.
