Table 2 Fitness and health measures at baseline and follow-up
HIIT | MICT | Control | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Body mass, kg | ||||
Baseline | 76.2 (13.5) | 63.8 (12.5) | 69.8 (13.2) | 70.1 (13.8) |
3 months | 76.4 (14.4) | 63.0 (12.7) | 71.0 (13.5) | 70.1 (14.3) |
Waist circumference, cm | ||||
Baseline | 87.3 (11.8) | 79.5 (14.7) | 83.1 (9.8) | 83.4 (12.4) |
3 months | 86.5 (9.8) | 76.8 (12.8) | 84.8 (8.5) | 82.6 (11.1) |
Resting heart rate, beats/min | ||||
Baseline | 72 (8) | 75 (12) | 73 (11) | 73 (10) |
3 months | 72 (10) | 74 (9) | 76 (10) | 74 (10) |
Systolic blood pressure, mmHg | ||||
Baseline | 130 (12) | 122 (17) | 126 (13) | 126 (14) |
3 months | 126 (11) | 120 (16) | 128 (15) | 125 (14) |
Diastolic blood pressure, mmHg | ||||
Baseline | 82 (10) | 76 (9) | 78 (8) | 79 (9) |
3 months | 78 (9) | 74 (10) | 79 (10) | 77 (9) |
Ventilatory threshold, mL/kg/min | ||||
Baseline | 16.5 (4.9) | 16.0 (4.1) | 16.6 (6.1) | 16.4 (4.9) |
3 months | 16.8 (5.5) | 18.2 (3.7) | 16.1 (4.7) | 17.0 (4.7) |
Peak oxygen uptake, mL/kg/min | ||||
Baseline | 27.3 (7.7) | 28.7 (8.6) | 28.6 (10.0) | 28.2 (8.6) |
3 months | 29.7 (8.2) | 29.3 (6.6) | 28.5 (9.2) | 29.2 (7.9) |
CDAI | ||||
Baseline | 74 (48) | 55 (47) | 73 (45) | 67 (46) |
3 months | 59 (74) | 78 (48) | 99 (50) | 77 (59) |
Faecal calprotectin, μg/g | ||||
Baseline | 89 (72) | 45 (40) | 56 (55) | 65 (59) |
3 months | 100 (113) | 63 (113) | 69 (146) | 77 (121) |