Research Article

Tissue-Specific Oxidative Stress Modulation by Exercise: A Comparison between MICT and HIIT in an Obese Rat Model

Table 1

Body composition pre (0 week), middle (5 weeks) and post (10 weeks) training.

CONTMICTHIITANOVA
W0W5W10W0W5W10W0W5W10G, T, GxT

Body mass (g)G: 0.315
T: 0.000
GxT: 0.017

FM (%)§£#G: 0.001 (HIIT vs. CONT)
T: 0.02
GxT: 0.034
(MICT vs. CONT)
(HIIT vs. CONT)§
(HIIT vs. CONT)£
(HIIT vs. MICT)#

FM (g)§£#G: 0.043 (HIIT vs. CONT)
T: 0.000
GxT: 0.000
(MICT vs. CONT)
(HIIT vs. CONT)§
(HIIT vs. CONT)£
(HIIT vs. MICT)#

FFM (g)G: 0.157
T: 0.000
GxT: 0.574

Data are presented as the . CONT: control (no exercise); MICT: moderate-intensity continuous training; HIIT: high-intensity interval training; g: gram; FM (%): percentage of fat mass; FFM: fat-free mass; W0: week 0; W5: week 5; W10: week 10. HIIT vs. CONT: group effect (); MICT vs. CONT: group×time interaction at W5 (); §HIIT vs. CONT: group×time interaction at W5 (); £HIIT vs. CONT: group×time interaction at W10 (); #HIIT vs. MICT: group×time interaction at W10 (). These data are included in another article dedicated to the effects of HIIT and MICT on gut-adipose tissue cross-talk in obese Zucker rats [34].