Effects of High-Intensity Interval Training Protocols on Liver Enzymes and Wellness in Women
Table 1
Participant descriptive statistics between groups at baseline.
MM-HIIT group
R-HIIT group
value
Number of participants (n)
9
7
Age (years)
23.78 ± 6.40
22.00 ± 2.83
0.507
Height (cm)
167.31 ± 6.65
156.54 ± 4.87
0.003
Body mass (kg)
64.60 ± 9.83
60.39 ± 5.77
0.333
BMI (kg/m2)
23.02 ± 2.69
24.68 ± 2.38
0.220
WC (cm)
85.06 ± 5.81
83.70 ± 6.25
0.660
Resting heart rate (bpm)
68.56 ± 4.95
74.71 ± 8.75
0.096
Systolic blood pressure (mm/Hg)
109.78 ± 4.33
113.14 ± 9.07
0.342
Diastolic blood pressure (mm/Hg)
70.61 ± 6.01
75.00 ± 5.98
0.169
Triglycerides (mg/dL)
96.67 ± 60.83
83.86 ± 19.62
0.603
Glucose (mg/dL)
91.89 ± 7.72
95.14 ± 7.38
0.408
Total cholesterol (mg/dL)
150.78 ± 20.14
189.71 ± 20.45
0.002
HDL-c (mg/dL)
57.11 ± 11.17
60.86 ± 5.18
0.428
LDL-c (mg/dL)
74.67 ± 15.85
111.71 ± 16.59
0.001
ALT (U/L)
23.11 ± 8.21
31.14 ± 16.28
0.217
AST (U/L)
24.11 ± 5.88
29.29 ± 9.93
0.213
Weekly leisure physical activity score
32.67 ± 17.85
23.00 ± 14.24
0.262
Exercise self-efficacy
63.09 ± 17.88
65.95 ± 23.42
0.785
Perceived wellness
14.70 ± 2.89
14.75 ± 2.40
0.968
Exercise intensity tolerance
28.22 ± 3.73
23.14 ± 5.40
0.059
Exercise intensity preference
27.00 ± 5.10
29.00 ± 5.23
0.454
All results are presented as means and standard deviations except for number of participants which is presented as n. Significant differences at the level. WC = waist circumference; HDL-c = high-density lipoprotein; LDL-c = low-density lipoprotein; ALT = alanine aminotransferase; AST = aspartate aminotransferase; MM-HIIT = multimodal high-intensity interval training; R-HIIT = rowing high-intensity interval training.
