Table 3. Muscle oxygen saturation (SmO2). SmO2 in the vastus lateralis (VL) and gastrocnemius (GA) during each stage
are presented.
SmO2 (% of BL)
IPC Sham P-value (ES)
Vastus Lateralis (VL) BL 100 100
INT 89.7 ± 7.1* 101.5 ± 1.4 0.001 (0.76)
REC 106.6 ± 5.9* 100.5 ± 2.8 0.028 (0.55)
EX1 95.7 ± 4.8 91.6 ± 10.2 0.701 (0.25)
EX2 69.2 ± 25.2 63.5 ± 36.5 0.974 (0.09)
Gastrocnemius (GA) BL 100 100
INT 96.2 ± 4.6* 103.6 ± 3.6 0.001 (0.67)
REC 105.7 ± 1.4 102.1 ± 4.4 0.085 (0.48)
EX1 79.1 ± 18.9 74.2 ±21.3 0.984 (0.12)
EX2 55.0 ± 32.8 51.0 ± 29.3 0.999 (0.06)
BL, baseline; INT, intervention; REC, recovery; EX1, 6-min running at constant moderate intensity; EX2, time-to-exhaustion running
test at high intensity. Data are presented as mean ± SD, n = 12.
* P < 0.05 vs. sham.