Acute effect of cycling intervention on carotid arterial hemodynamics: basketball athletes versus sedentary controls

Table 1 Differences between BA and SC at baseline and right after exercise.

Variables	Subjects	Baseline	Cycling intervention
			Bout 1	Bout 2	Bout 3	Bout 4
HR	BA	67 ± 6⁺	79 ± 10^+,*	81 ± 9^+,*	82 ± 9^+,*	84 ± 4^+,*
	SC	71 ± 9	99 ± 15^*	106 ± 6^*	110 ± 6^*	113 ± 5^*
V _max	BA	51 ± 7⁺	59 ± 9^+,*	68 ± 9^+,*	63 ± 6^+,*	63 ± 9^+,*
	SC	71 ± 12	97 ± 22^*	102 ± 17^*	102 ± 16^*	94 ± 25^*
V _mean	BA	20 ± 3⁺	23 ± 3^+,*	26 ± 4^*	25 ± 3^+,*	24 ± 3^+,*
	SC	27 ± 5	32 ± 7^*	32 ± 8^*	32 ± 6^*	32 ± 7^*
V _min	BA	10 ± 5⁺	10 ± 4	7 ± 6	8 ± 5	7 ± 5^+,*
	SC	14 ± 3	14 ± 8	10 ± 4^*	9 ± 2^*	10 ± 5
Q _max	BA	12.82 ± 2.79	13.16 ± 3.23	15.43 ± 4.15^*	15.86 ± 3.68^*	16.20 ± .86^*
	SC	11.82 ± 2.70	16.18 ± 5.45^*	18.01 ± 6.87^*	19.16 ± 9.82^*	19.67 ± 7.41^*
Q _mean	BA	3.89 ± 0.62⁺	4.15 ± 0.52	4.45 ± 0.99	4.38 ± 0.93	4.01 ± 0.83
	SC	3.21 ± 0.57	3.79 ± 0.92^*	3.95 ± 1.54	4.26 ± 1.97	4.40 ± 1.54
Q _min	BA	0.90 ± 1.05	-0.39 ± 1.08	-1.05 ± 1.01^*	-1.24 ± 1.07^*	-1.57 ± 1.04^*
	SC	0.94 ± 0.36	0.14 ± 1.15	-0.77 ± 1.18^*	-1.11 ± 1.85^*	-1.44 ± 1.23^*

HR Heart rate (beats/min); V _max, V_mean, V_min maximal, mean, minimal center-line velocity (cm/s);
Q_max, Q_mean, Q_min maximal, mean, minimal flow rate (ml/s).
⁺ Significant difference between BA and SC: P < 0.05
^* Significant difference from baseline within group: P < 0.05

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