Table 2 Exercise performance parameters: pre-, at moderate exercise intensity, and post- exercise. Data are presented as mean ± standard. HR: heart rate, bpm: beats per minute, P2W: power to weight ratio, W/kg: watts per kilogram, min: minutes, Student t-tests, *: p < 0.05.

From: Impact of moderate aerobic exercise on small-world topology and characteristics of brain networks after sport-related concussion: an exploratory study

 

Parameter

Concussed athletes

Controls athletes

p-value (effect size)

pre-Exercise

HR (bpm)

71.05 ± 10.40

74.86 ± 12.63

0.304 (0.321)

moderate -

HR (bpm)

137.86 ± 7.83

137.48 ± 5.41

0.859 (-0.055)

Exercise

Watts (W)

169.05 ± 48.12

172.62 ± 48.12

0.816 (0.072)

 

P2W (W/kg)

0.50 ± 0.15

0.47 ± 0.10

0.728 (-0.108)

 

Time (min)

13.52 ± 3.85

13.81 ± 3.85

0.816 (0.072)

post-Exercise

HR (bpm)

106.86 ± 11.37

106.95 ± 9.88

0.978 (0.009)