Table 3 Anthropometric and biochemical data and walked distance in the 6-min walk test in the study subjects, grouped according to the physical activity program

Height (cm)

163 ± 9

- - -

- - -

166 ± 9

- - -

- - -

- - -

Weight (kg)

86.8 ± 17.6

83.4 ± 16.3°

82.9 ± 16.5°

97.3 ± 15.6*

95.0 ± 15.3°*

94.8 ± 15.6°*

0.884

Body mass index (kg/m²)

32.7 ± 6.3

31.2 ± 5.1°

31.0 ± 5.1°

35.4 ± 5.8*

34.6 ± 5.4°*

34.5 ± 5.3°*

0.874

Waist circumference (cm)

103 ± 12

99 ± 12°

99 ± 11°

109 ± 10*

107 ± 11°*

107 ± 12°*

0.625

Systolic pressure (mmHg)

131 ± 19

124 ± 15

128 ± 19

128 ± 17

128 ± 17

133 ± 18

0.294

Diastolic pressure (mmHg)

73 ± 3

73 ± 8

73 ± 6

77 ± 9

76 ± 10

76 ± 11

0.705

Glycosylated hemoglobin (%)^

7.46 ± 0.49

7.25 ± 0.73

7.10 ± 0.58

7.46 ± 0.59

7.14 ± 0.77

7.48 ± 0.79

0.011

Fasting glucose (mg/dL)

121 ± 30

115 ± 25°

114 ± 29°

123 ± 31

117 ± 27°

118 ± 29°

0.567

Fasting insulin (μU/mL)

14.2 ± 6.0

12.4 ± 4.8

10.3 ± 2.8

18.5 ± 28.5

17.5 ± 8.1*

17.9 ± 9.4*

0.084

HOMA

3.21 ± 1.81

2.58 ± 1.00

2.11 ± 0.63

4.41 ± 2.33

4.14 ± 2.10*

4.21 ± 2.44*

0.171

Aspartate aminotransferase (U/L)

27.9 ± 11.1

24.9 ± 7.5°

26.8 ± 11.5°

30.8 ± 13.4

27.2 ± 9.6°

28.8 ± 12.7°

0.703

Alanine aminotranferase (U/L)

32.3 ± 11.7

28.4 ± 10.9°

30.8 ± 9.5°

41.7 ± 19.5*

37.5 ± 17.4°*

38.6 ± 18.9°*

0.816

Creatinine (mg/dL)

0.78 ± 0.12

0.77 ± 0.12

0.78 ± 0.11

0.82 ± 0.17

0.82 ± 0.17

0.83 ± 0.16

0.525

Total cholesterol (mg/dL)

192 ± 41

183 ± 35

190 ± 37

198 ± 43

186 ± 44

189 ± 31

0.791

HDL cholesterol (mg/dL)

56.4 ± 15.1

55.5 ± 13.9

58.3 ± 16.4

50.8 ± 13.5

49.7 ± 11.0*

50.9 ± 11.3*

0.275

LDL cholesterol (mg/dL)

112 ± 35

103 ± 30°

110 ± 33

112 ± 38

106 ± 43

115 ± 29

0.940

Triglycerides (mg/dL)

120 ± 71

119 ± 74

108 ± 57

173 ± 109*

149 ± 80

135 ± 52°*

0.275

6-min walk test (m)

415 ± 90

479 ± 56°

499 ± 61°

436 ± 70

460 ± 68°

460 ± 91*

0.015