| Pre-HIIT | Post-HIIT | 95% CI (lower, upper) | p Value | Effect size (d) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Systemic inflammation | |||||
 IL-1β, pg/ml | 0.12 ± 0.13 | 0.12 ± 0.11 | (− 0.04, 0.06) | 0.788 | 0.07 |
 IL-6, pg/ml | 1.06 ± 0.89 | 1.43 ± 2.02 | (− 1.6, 0.8) | 0.519 | 0.19 |
 CXCL-8, pg/ml | 9.69 ± 6.97 | 10.3 ± 10.0 | (− 3.3, 2.2) | 0.655 | 0.13 |
 IL-10, pg/ml | 0.5 ± 0.4 | 0.5 ± 0.3 | (− 0.1, 0.1) | 0.912 | 0.03 |
 TNF-α, pg/ml | 2.21 ± 0.96 | 2.31 ± 0.96 | (− 0.5, 0.3) | 0.570 | 0.17 |
White blood cells, ×106/L | |||||
 Total count | 5.6 ± 1.1 | 5.8 ± 1.2 | (− 0.6, 0.2) | 0.322 | 0.32 |
 Neutrophils | 2.8 ± 0.8 | 2.9 ± 0.9 | (− 0.5, 0.1) | 0.217 | 0.40 |
 Lymphocytes | 2.0 ± 0.6 | 2.1 ± 0.6 | (− 0.4, 0.2) | 0.623 | 0.15 |
 Monocytes | 0.6 ± 0.2 | 0.6 ± 0.2 | (− 0.1, 0.1) | 0.676 | 0.12 |
 Eosinophils | 0.3 ± 0.3 | 0.2 ± 0.1 | (− 0.02, 0.2) | 0.108 | 0.53 |
 Neutrophils: lymphocytes | 1.5 ± 0.6 | 1.5 ± 0.5 | (− 0.4, 0.3) | 0.810 | 0.07 |
Glucose, insulin, and NEFA | |||||
 Fasting glucose (mg/dl) | 90.9 ± 7.7 | 93.1 ± 8.3 | (− 4.8, 0.5) | 0.098 | 0.55 |
 Fasting insulin, μIU/ml | 13 ± 4.9 | 12 ± 4.8 | (− 0.8, 2.7) | 0.264 | 0.34 |
 HOMA-IR | 1.67 ± 0.64 | 1.56 ± 0.62 | (− 0.1, 0.3) | 0.258 | 0.34 |
 NEFA, mmol/L | 0.55 ± 0.37 | 0.60 ± 0.36 | (− 0.2, 0.1) | 0.412 | 0.24 |