High-Intensity Interval Training as an Efficacious Alternative to Moderate-Intensity Continuous Training for Adults with Prediabetes
Table 1
Baseline characteristics of study participants randomized to high-intensity interval training (HIIT, n = 15) and moderate-intensity continuous exercise (MICT, n = 17) and comparisons between conditions.
Variables
All ()
HIT ()
MICT ()
Age (years)
51 ()
51 ()
51 ()
0.972
Gender, (%)
Male
5 (16.6%)
4 (27.7%)
1 (5.8%)
Female
27 (84.4%)
11 (73.3%)
16 (94.1%)
Body mass (kg)
89.9 (18.8)
89.8 (23)
90 (15)
0.985
Body mass index (kg/m2)
32.9 (6.3)
33.1 (7.7)
32.8 (5)
0.904
Waist circumference (cm)
107.3 (14.2)
105.2 (16.5)
109.3 (12.1)
0.426
VO2 absolute (L/min)
1.81 (0.44)
1.76 (0.38)
1.85 (0.49)
0.551
VO2 relative (mL/kg/min)
20.23 (4.48)
19.99 (3.58)
20.44 (5.25)
0.783
CANRISK
32 (11)
29 (10)
34 (11)
0.121
HbA1c (%)
5.7 (0.53)
6.1 (0.60)
5.5 (0.36)
0.077
Ethnic origin, (%)
Caucasian
30 (93.8%)
14 (93.3%)
16 (94.1%)
Latin American
1 (3.1%)
0
1 (5.9%)
European
1 (3.1%)
1 (6.7%)
0
Annual income, (%)
4,999
4 (12.5%)
0
4 (23.5%)
5,000–9,999
6 (18.8%)
3 (20.0%)
3 (17.6%)
0,000–4,999
10 (31.3%)
5 (33.3%)
5 (29.4%)
5,000–9,999
7 (21.9%)
3 (20.0%)
4 (23.5%)
00,000+
5 (15.7%)
4 (26.7%)
1 (5.9%)
All values are mean (SD) unless indicated as n (%).
