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Table 2 Measurement changes (post-treatment minus pre-treatment) by different baseline

From: Effect of aerobic exercise training on cardiometabolic risk factors among professional athletes in the heaviest-weight class

Measurementsa

Baseline BMI

<40 kg/m2, N = 33

≥40 kg/m2, N = 16

P-values

Body fat percentage (%)

0.0009 ± 0.04

−0.05 ± 0.08

0.03

Abdominal fat ratio

0.0009 ± 0.04

−0.05 ± 0.08

0.03

Waist circumstance (cm)

−0.35 ± 0.73

−0.51 ± 0.77

0.45

WHR

0.0009 ± 0.01

0.01 ± 0.01

0.65

SBP (mmHg)

−1.82 ± 4.85

−7.56 ± 7.01

0.01

DBP (mmHg)

−1.97 ± 4.33

−4.31 ± 4.85

0.09

TG (mmol/l)

−0.89 ± 1.71

−0.58 ± 1.19

0.51

TC (mmol/l)

−0.11 ± 0.27

−0.21 ± 0.17

0.18

HDL-C (mmol/l)

0.21 ± 0.38

0.21 ± 0.45

0.95

LDL-C (mmol/l)

−0.18 ± 0.3

−0.29 ± 0.35

0.29

FPG (mmol/l)

−0.44 ± 0.61

−0.76 ± 0.79

0.12

12-min running test (m)

309 ± 190

367 ± 218

0.35

Heart rate (beats/min)

−4.3 ± 9.2

−11.8 ± 7.8

0.01

Blood lactate (mmol/l)

−0.22 ± 0.65

−0.22 ± 0.59

0.98

  1. BMI classes among All 49 athletes
  2. aContinuous variables were presented as the means ± standard deviations; the P values were calculated by using t-test or Mann–Whitney U test