Effects of Two Types of Moderate- and High-Intensity Interval Training on Serum Salusin-α and Salusin-β Levels and Lipid Profile in Women with Overweight/Obesity

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Table 1 Summary of the Training Programs

	HIIT Group		MIIT Group
Warm-up		10 min of bike riding at 50% HR max 5 min of dynamic stretching exercises
Main session	90–95% HRmax	Weeks 1–2: 4 sessions × 2 min (30 s/30 s) Weeks 3–4: 5 sessions × 2 min (30 s/30 s) Weeks 5–6: 6 sessions × 2 min (30 s/30 s) Weeks 7–8: 7 sessions × 2 min (30 s/30 s)	75–80% HRmax
Cool- down		5 min of bike riding at low intensity 5 min of static stretching exercises

Abbreviations: HIIT, high-intensity interval training; MIIT, moderate-intensity interval training.

Table 2 Descriptive and Physiological Characteristics of Subjects (Mean ±SD)

Variable Groups	Age (Years)	Height (cm)	BMI (kg/m^2)		Body Fat Percentage (%)
			Pre-Test	Post-Test	Pre-Test	Post-Test
Control	28.58±3.70	164.53±3.52	30.24±2.89	30.56±1.60	36.56±1.60	36.12±2.3
MIIT	30.10± 2.70	162.92±5.61	31.20±3.37	30.40±3.50	35.40±1.28	34.37±2.31
HIIT	27.89±3.65	163.02±4.87	30.92±3.49	29.19±3.60	36.90±1.81	35.10±3.88

Abbreviations: HIIT, high-intensity interval training; MIIT, moderate-intensity interval training; BMI, body mass index.

Table 3 Variables Measured in Pre- and Post-Test (Mean± SD)

Variables	Control Group (n=13)		MIIT Group (n=13)		HIIT Group (n=14)
	Pre-Test	Post-Test	Pre-Test	Post-Test	Pre-Test	Post-Test
Salusin-β (pg/mL)	821.30±44.51	816.53±42.89	729.92±42.89	#676.53±48.44	961.71±100.24	#910.14±105.99
Percentage of changes	−0.005		−7		−5
Salusin-α (pg/mL)	767.46±63.59	769.00±63.04	678.84±86.75	£§#924.15±71.53	690.71±70.10	£§#699.21±90.44
Percentage of changes	0.002		36		3
LDL (mg/dL)	87.00±6.63	86.76±6.63	94.53±8.68	91.69±11.63	95.71±7.40	#84.50±6.54
Percentage of changes	−0.002		−3		−11
VLDL (mg/dL)	24.07±1.79	23.92±2.07	24.84±1.46	#22.23±1.24	22.71±1.24	#20.71±0.79
Percentage of changes	−0.006		−10		−8
HDL (mg/dL)	42.69±2.91	41.84±2.68	44.38±2.92	£§#47.53±2.57	46.85±3.23	£§#49.50±1.83
Percentage of changes	−0.01		7		5
Triglycerides (mg/dL)	121.15±9.24	119.92±9.24	120.69±6.79	§#110.46±6.30	113.57±6.29	§#102.71±3.82
Percentage of changes	−0.01		−8		−9
Cholesterol (mg/dL)	151.92±7.35	150.69±7.08	164.30±9.53	§162.84±10.74	165.28±7.03	§152.00±7.42
Percentage of changes	−0.008		−1		−8

Notes: #Significant differences between pre-post tests; §significant differences between control group; £Significant differences between experimental groups.

Abbreviations: HIIT, high-intensity interval training; MIIT, moderate-intensity interval training; BMI, body mass index; WHR, waist-to-hip ratio; VLDL, very low-density lipoproteins; LDL, low-density lipoproteins; HDL, high-density lipoproteins; mg/dL, milligrams per deciliter; pg/mL, picograms per millilitre.