Table 3 Functional performance test changes in elderly women after 8 weeks (post) of HIIT (n = 15), MIIT (n = 15), and MICT (n = 16) and 2 (DT2w) and 4 (DT4w) weeks of detraining

8.4 ± 1.4

11.8 ± 2.1^a

10.2 ± 1.8^ab

8.5 ± 1.9^bc

105.1

< 0.001

8.5 ± 1.1

11.0 ± 1.6^a

9.0 ± 1.3^ab

6.4 ± 1.4^abc

218.6

< 0.001

8.5 ± 0.8

11.7 ± 1.1^a

9.6 ± 0.9^ab

7.4 ± 1.2^abc

327.4

< 0.001

406 ± 73.5

454 ± 72.2^a

431 ± 66.9^ab

409 ± 75.1^bc

123.5

< 0.001

413.1 ± 58.3

426.5 ± 67.6

393.1 ± 62.7^b

365.0 ± 57.3^abc

35.5

< 0.001

403.3 ± 83.3

451.3 ± 83.5

427.3 ± 80.1

400.6 ± 76.2

1.657

0.191

1.27 ± 0.11

1.29 ± 0.07

1.13 ± 0.08^ab

0.99 ± 0.07^abc

90.5

< 0.001

1.27 ± 0.11

1.25 ± 0.1

1.12 ± 0.09^ab

0.90 ± 0.13^abc

20.9

< 0.001

1.21 ± 0.11

1.24 ± 0.12

1.12 ± 0.08^ab

0.98 ± 0.09^abc

35.1

< 0.001