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Table 2 Baseline (PRE) and 24 h after exercise (24 h POST) metabolic and inflammatory parameters after 1 h of uphill (CE) and downhill (EE) walking at the same energy expenditure

From: Acute effects of concentric and eccentric exercise matched for energy expenditure on glucose metabolism in healthy females: a randomized crossover trial

 

PRE CE mean ± SD

24 h POST CE mean ± SD

Within p values

PRE EE mean ± SD

24 h POST EE mean ± SD

Within p values

Interaction p values

OGTT0 (mg dl−1)

82.8 ± 11.8

74.2 ± 12.9

0.091

79.1 ± 13.7

85.0 ± 6.3

0.128

0.018

OGTT1 (mg dl−1)

114.0 ± 28.8

104.2 ± 19.4

0.128

118.2 ± 23.2

109.4 ± 15.1

0.499

0.735

OGTT2 (mg dl−1)

91.5 ± 16.4

87.8 ± 14.3

1.000

100.3 ± 18.9

99.5 ± 11.1

1.000

0.735

AUC (mg dl−1 h−1)

201.2 ± 31.7

185.2 ± 26.9

0.128

207.9 ± 35.5

201.6 ± 17.0

0.499

1.000

Insulin (mU l−1)

9.45 ± 3.87

8.80 ± 5.23

0.674

7.23 ± 3.06

6.63 ± 2.72

0.917

0.917

HOMA

2.18 ± 0.97

2.02 ± 1.17

0.753

1.63 ± 0.63

1.55 ± 0.63

0.917

0.753

IL-6 (pg ml−1)

0.75 ± 0.29

0.88 ± 0.23

0.173

1.07 ± 0.67

0.86 ± 0.26

0.917

0.249

TNF-α (pg ml−1)

1.27 ± 0.43

2.17 ± 1.78

0.600

1.47 ± 0.19

3.36 ± 3.82

0.173

0.917

CK (U l−1)

117.8 ± 63.6

97.0 ± 42.0

0.172

98.8 ± 61.5

197.2 ± 58.5

0.046

0.028

  1. CE concentric exercise, EE eccentric exercise, OGTT oral glucose tolerance test, OGTT0 fasting glucose concentration in capillary blood, OGTT1 glucose concentration in capillary blood 1 h after drinking 75 g of glucose dissolved in 300 ml of water, OGTT2 glucose concentration in capillary blood 1 h after drinking 75 g of glucose dissolved in 300 ml of water, AUC area under the curve of the oral glucose tolerance test, HOMA homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance, IL-6 interleukin 6, TNF-α tumor necrosis factor alpha, CK creatine kinase; within group changes were calculated with Wilcoxon test, interactions (time × group) were calculated from the mean differences with Wilcoxon test