Variable | HIIT group (n = 30) | Control group (n = 18) | ANOVA P-value | ||||
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Baseline | Post | Baseline | Post | Time | Group | Group × Time | |
VO2max (L/min) | 2.7 ± 0.8 | 3.0 ± 0.7***++ | 2.5 ± 0.8 | 2.3 ± 0.8** | 0.146 | 0.080 |  < 0.001 |
VO2max (mL/kg/min) | 22.5 ± 6.5 | 26.0 ± 6.6*** | 23.1 ± 8.0 | 22.5 ± 8.7 |  < 0.001 | 0.486 |  < 0.001 |
Wmax (W) | 168 ± 51 | 192 ± 48*** | 171 ± 64 | 164 ± 63* |  < 0.001 | 0.444 |  < 0.001 |
Wmax (W/kg) | 1.4 ± 0.5 | 1.7 ± 0.5*** | 1.6 ± 0.6 | 1.6 ± 0.7 |  < 0.001 | 0.842 |  < 0.001 |
HRmax (b/min) | 162 ± 15 | 164 ± 15 | 163 ± 23 | 157 ± 22*** | 0.309 | 0.593 | 0.003 |
Power at VT (W) | 63 ± 28 | 96 ± 30***+ | 75 ± 32 | 74 ± 32 |  < 0.001 | 0.580 |  < 0.001 |