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Table 3 Thresholds for response

From: Genome wide association study of response to interval and continuous exercise training: the Predict-HIIT study

Category

Criteria

High-volume HIIT (mL/kg/min)

MICT (mL/kg/min)

Low-volume HIIT/SIT (mL/kg/min)

Likely responder

 > 1 TEM above the + MCID

 > 5.3

 > 5.0

 > 5.2

Likely non-responder

 > 1 TEM below + MCID to < 1 TEM below the –MCID

− 5.3 to 1.7

− 5.0 to 2.0

− 5.2 to 1.8

Uncertain responders

 < 1 TEM above to < 1 TEM below + MCID

1.7 to 5.3

2.0 to 5.0

1.8 to 5.2

  1. Technical error of measurement (TEM) = multiplying mean V̇O2peak value by a previously published coefficient of variation for V̇O2peak of 5.6%,
  2. Minimal Clinically Important Difference (MCID) = 3.5 mL/kg/min