Effects of the Intensity of Leg Isometric Training on the Vasculature of Trained and Untrained Limbs and Resting Blood Pressure in Middle-Aged Men
Table 3
Group mean changes in resting femoral and brachial artery measures over the 8-week-training period.
Group
Artery Measures
Pre-training mean ± S.D
Midtraining mean ± S.D
Post-training mean ± S.D
FABF (mL/min)
215.9 ± 39.2
219.2 ± 36.6
298.0 ± 50.4†
HI
FMBV (cm/s)
7.2 ± 1.1
7.3 ± 1.3
7.9 ± 1.0†
FMAD (mm)
8.1 ± 0.9
8.2 ± 1.1
9.1 ± 1.1†
FABF (mL/min)
219.8 ± 50.7
219.2 ± 50.7
224.8 ± 60.7
LO
FMBV (cm/s)
7.2 ± 1.9
7.0 ± 1.9
7.1 ± 1.9
FMAD (mm)
7.9 ± 0.5
7.9 ± 0.5
7.9 ± 0.4
FABF (mL/min)
214.7 ± 49.2
219.1 ± 52.0
216.2 ± 48.6
CON
FMBV (cm/s)
7.1 ± 1.3
7.2 ± 1.3
7.0 ± 1.2
FMAD (mm)
8.1 ± 0.9
8.1 ± 1.0
8.2 ± 0.9
BABF (mL/min)
50.7 ± 19.7
51.6 ± 19.7
53.3 ± 21.1
HI
BMBV (cm/s)
5.9 ± 1.2
5.8 ± 1.3
5.8 ± 1.3
BMAD (mm)
4.3 ± 0.7
4.4 ± 0.8
4.4 ± 0.7
BABF (mL/min)
49.8 ± 11.9
49.6 ± 13.2
49.6 ± 12.8
LO
BMBV (cm/s)
5.8 ± 1.2
5.9 ± 1.6
5.9 ± 1.3
BMAD (mm)
4.3 ± 0.4
4.2 ± 0.4
4.3 ± 0.4
BABF (mL/min)
49.0 ± 23.1
50.4 ± 23.9
49.8 ± 24.0
CON
BMBV (cm/s)
6.1 ± 1.4
6.1 ± 1.8
5.9 ± 1.2
BMAD (mm)
4.1 ± 0.7
4.1 ± 0.6
4.1 ± 0.6
Values are means ± SD (CON group ; LO group ; HI group ). FABF: femoral artery blood flow; FMBV: femoral mean blood velocity; FMAD: femoral mean arterial diameter; BABF: brachial artery blood flow; BMBV: brachial mean blood velocity; BMAD: brachial mean arterial diameter.
*
P value < 0.05; †P value < 0.01.