Table 4. White blood cells response following high intensity interval training (HIIT) and continuous aerobic exercise (CET).
|
Variable |
Pre-exercise |
Post-exercise |
24 h |
48 h |
72 h |
WBC (X103/µL) |
HIIT |
6.5 ± .8 |
9.8 ± 2.1*† |
6.1 ± .7 |
6.1 ± .7 |
5.9 ± 1.1 |
CET |
5.8 ± .7 |
7.6 ± 1.5 * |
5.9 ± .8 |
6.0 ± .9 |
6.0 ± 1.1 |
Lymphocytes (%) |
HIIT |
37.4 ± 8.0 |
42.2 ± 9.6 *† |
35.3 ± 6.9 |
35.5 ± 7.9 |
34.8 ± 5.3 |
CET |
35.6 ± 7.7 |
36.7 ± 6.5 |
34.8 ± 8.1 |
34.5 ± 6.7 |
33.4 ± 5.5 |
Monocytes (%) |
HIIT |
8.5 ± 1.4 |
8.4 ± 1.9 |
8.7 ± 2.3 |
8.6 ± 1.7 |
8.4 ± 2.3 |
CET |
9.9 ± 3.5 |
9.2 ± 2.3 |
9.8 ± 3.7 |
9.8 ± 4.7 |
9.7 ± 4.1 |
Granulocytes (%) |
HIIT |
54.1 ± 8.1 |
49.4 ± 10.2 *† |
56.0 ± 7.5 |
56.1 ± 8.3 |
56.8 ± 5.3 |
CET |
54.5 ± 6.0 |
54.1 ± 6.7 |
55.4 ± 6.5 |
55.7 ± 5.7 |
56.9 ± 5.0 |
HIIT, high intensity interval training; CET, continuous aerobic exercise*Sig. vs. pre-exercise† Sig. vs. CET.