Table 5. Intention-to-treat sensitivity estimates for all endpoints and primary contrasts.
Measure
Contrast
ITT estimate
95% CI
Hedges
g
p
TQR
(a.u.)
T1-T0
ΔΔ
0.60 TQR points
0.28 to
0.93
0.78
<
0.001
TQR
(a.u.)
T2-T0
ΔΔ
0.11 TQR points
-0.38 to
0.59
0.14
0.662
Cortisol
(nmol/L)
T1-T0
RRR 1.04
0.98 to
1.10
0.36
0.199
Cortisol
(nmol/L)
T2-T0
RRR 0.99
0.93 to
1.06
-0.09
0.788
Resting
HR (bpm)
T1-T0
ΔΔ
-2.10 bpm
-2.24 to
-1.96
-0.64
<
0.001
Resting
HR (bpm)
T2-T0
ΔΔ
-0.00 bpm
-0.14 to
0.14
-0.00
0.961
lnRMSSD
(log units)
T1-T0
ΔΔ
0.122 log units
0.108 to
0.137
0.75
<
0.001
lnRMSSD
(log units)
T2-T0
ΔΔ
-0.002 log units
-0.016
to 0.011
-0.01
0.722
RMSSD
(ms)
T1-T0
ΔΔ
8.02 ms
6.99 to
9.04
0.77
<
0.001
RMSSD
(ms)
T2-T0
ΔΔ
-0.15 ms
-1.00 to
0.70
-0.01
0.722
SDNN
(ms)
T1-T0
ΔΔ
10.47 ms
6.52 to
14.42
0.64
<
0.001
SDNN
(ms)
T2-T0
ΔΔ
0.84 ms
-3.00 to
4.69
0.05
0.662
PORH
Peak (PU)
T1-T0
ΔΔ
0.55 PU
-0.99 to
2.10
0.13
0.477
PORH
Peak (PU)
T2-T0
ΔΔ
0.14 PU
-0.59 to
0.87
0.03
0.703
Resting
flow RF (PU)
T1-T0
ΔΔ
0.18 PU
-0.13 to
0.49
0.09
0.243
Resting
flow RF (PU)
T2-T0
ΔΔ
0.03 PU
-0.29 to
0.34
0.01
0.851
Time
to peak TTP (s)
T1-T0
ΔΔ
-0.04 s
-0.76 to
0.69
-0.01
0.918
Time
to peak TTP (s)
T2-T0
ΔΔ
0.22 s
-0.11 to
0.55
0.05
0.180
Recovery
time (min)
T1-T0
ΔΔ
0.03 min
-0.18 to
0.24
0.03
0.759
Recovery
time (min)
T2-T0
ΔΔ
-0.09 min
-0.19 to
0.01
-0.10
0.070
Estimates are ΔΔ (contrast minus control), except cortisol, which is reported as a ratio of ratios (RRR). CI, confidence interval; HR, heart rate; HRV, heart rate variability; PORH, post-occlusive reactive hyperemia; TQR, Total Quality Recovery.