Table 3. Results from the stress tests. Data are means (±SD).
|
Control Group (n=25) |
Tennis Group (n=27) |
BE Group (n=27) |
|
Initial |
Final |
Initial |
Final |
Initial |
Final |
| HRmax |
125 (17) |
141 (15) ** |
120 (15) |
136 (19) *** |
125 (15) |
142 (15) *** |
| %HRmax |
75 (9) |
80 (9) ** |
73 (8) |
83 (11) *** |
74 (9) |
85 (9) *** |
| Borg |
14 (2) |
15 (2) |
14 (2) |
14 (2) |
14 (1) |
14 (2) |
| METs |
9 (2) |
10 (2) ** |
9 (2) |
11 (2) *** |
9 (2) |
11 (2) *** |
| PSS |
169 (26) |
175 (26) |
170 (19) |
171±15 |
166 (30) |
172 (28) |
| PSD |
89 (9) |
92 (11) * |
90 (8) |
90 (12) |
87 (9) |
87 (11) |
| T´Test |
8 (2) |
9 (2) ** |
8 (2) |
10 (2) *** |
8 (2) |
10 (2) *** |
| Rest HR |
76 (14) |
78 (13) |
73 (15) |
71 (14) |
77 (9) |
76 (9) |
| Double Product |
19480 (5427) |
21163 (3867) |
18215 (3595) |
20979 (4617) ** |
18650 (5617) |
22008 (4440) *** |
HRmax: maximum heart rate achieved in the stress test; Borg: scores obtained in the questionnaire on subjective perception in the Borg stress test; METS: metabolic equivalents; PSS: systolic blood pressure; PSD: diastolic blood pressure; T`Test: test duration in minutes; HR rest: cardiac frequency before the start of the test. * p < 0.05; ** p < 0.01; *** p < 0.001
