Table 3.
Changes in cardiovascular variables from pre to post-intervention for the experimental groups (mean ± SD).
Variables
Variables
Pre-intervention
Post-intervention
Interaction effect
Hedges' g (95% CI)
SBP (mmHg)
HIIT
122.5 ± 5.0
121.1 ± 3.6
p = 0.907
-0.31 (-1.19 to 0.57)
Small ↓
POL
123.4 ± 6.0
121.9 ± 5.4
-0.25 (-1.13 to 0.63)
Small ↓
THR
125.1 ± 5.7
123.5 ± 5.6
-0.27 (-1.15 to 0.61)
Small ↓
CON
124.8 ± 4.9
124.6 ± 4.3
-0.04 (-0.92 to 0.84)
Trivial ↓
DBP (mmHg)
HIIT
80.6 ± 3.5
80.3 ± 2.7
p = 0.775
-0.09 (-0.97 to 0.79)
Trivial ↓
POL
80.8 ± 4.2
80.5 ± 4.4
-0.07 (-0.94 to 0.81)
Trivial ↓
THR
80.7 ± 2.9
80.6 ± 2.9
-0.03 (-0.91 to 0.84)
Trivial ↓
CON
80.3 ± 3.3
80.2 ± 3.7
-0.03 (-0.90 to 0.85)
Trivial ↓
HR (bpm)
HIIT
75.5 ± 3.5
73.1 ± 3.2
*
p = 0.001
-0.69 (-1.59 to 0.22)
Moderate ↓
POL
75.8 ± 4.2
70.9 ± 3.9
*
†
-1.16 (-2.11 to -0.21)
Moderate ↓
THR
75.8 ± 3.0
73.2 ± 2.9
*
-0.84 (-1.76 to 0.07)
Moderate ↓
CON
76.1 ± 3.4
75.8 ± 3.1
-0.09 (-0.97 to 0.79)
Trivial ↓
*denotes significant differences compared to pre and CON.
† denotes significant differences compared to other training groups.