Does the combination of photobiomodulation therapy (PBMT) and static magnetic fields (sMF) potentiate the effects of aerobic endurance training and decrease the loss of performance during detraining? A randomised, triple-blinded, placebo-controlled trial

Table 2 Participants’ characteristics in absolute values

	PBMT/sMF + PBMT/sMF	PBMT/sMF + Placebo	Placebo + PBMT/sMF	Placebo + Placebo
Age (years)	24.79 ± 5.22	23.82 ± 4.29	23.81 ± 6.01	28.83 ± 5.52
Body mass (kg)	78.09 ± 16.49	73.71 ± 14.33	71.24 ± 13.50	79.99 ± 12.12
Height (cm)	174.71 ± 7.32	175.94 ± 4.94	173.88 ± 6.67	173.17 ± 7.59
Body mass index^a	25.55 ± 5.16	23.78 ± 4.43	23.52 ± 4.10	26.62 ± 3.17
Heart rate (beats per minute)	82.21 ± 11.34	80.65 ± 13.93	84.13 ± 14.12	84.08 ± 11.14
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)	114.29 ± 5.56	117.07 ± 14.04	110.00 ± 8.94	120.00 ± 18.59
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)	80.00 ± 5.55	81.18 ± 7.81	77.50 ± 7.75	85.00 ± 13.82

^a Calculated as kg/m²; VO2 max: oxygen uptake. Data is expressed in average and standard deviation (±)

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