Table 2. ROS generation and IGF-1 concentration (mean ± SD) from pre- to post-intervention in all groups. Statistical differences were measured using RMANOVA.
| Variable |
BFR-CH |
BFR-PLA |
CON |
RMANOVA |
| Pre |
Post |
Pre |
Post |
Pre |
Post |
| IGF-1 (ng/ml) |
100 ± 47 |
115 ± 52 |
119 ± 23 |
130 ± 23 |
112 ± 39 |
117 ± 36 |
p = .705 |
| ROS (µmol/l/min) |
Pre-Ex |
0.952 ± 0.091 |
0.737 ± 0.172 |
0.882 ± 0.116 |
0.736 ± 0.112 |
- |
- |
p = .229† |
| Post-Ex |
0.943 ± 0.114 |
0.781 ± 0.138 |
0.938 ± 0.103 |
0.802 ± 0.132 |
- |
- |
p = .741† |
Pre-Ex = pre- exercise, Post-Ex = post- exercise, IGF-1 = Insulin-like growth factor, ROS = reactive oxygen species,† = RMANOVA with Pre-Ex and Post-Ex as within-factors (acute experiments)
