Figure 3

Time course of arterial stiffness response to exercise of different bouts with short interval. Mean (± SD) time-dependent ⊿CAVI changes in CON, CE, ISS trials (a), and CON, ILS and ISS trials (b). Statistical analysis was performed using two-factor (treatment and time) repeated measures ANOVA with Bonferroni post-tests. Data are means ± SD, n = 20. ^*P < 0.0001, CE, ILS and ISS vs. CON at 0 min. ^&P < 0.05, ISS vs. CON at 40 min. ^$P < 0.01, ISS vs. CE at 40 min. ^†P < 0.01, ISS vs. CON at 40 min.CAVI Cardio-ankle vascular index, BL baseline, CON control, CE continuous exercise, ILL intermittent exercise of long bouts with long interval, ILS intermittent exercise of long bouts with short interval, ISS intermittent exercise of short bouts with short interval.