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Table 1 Body composition and biological parameters of study subjects before and after the exercise program

From: Endurance exercise training decreased serum levels of surfactant protein D and improved aerobic fitness of obese women with type-2 diabetes

 

C

 

ET

 

Before

After

p-value

Before

After

p-value

Age (years)

43.5 ± 2.8

  

42 ± 3.6

  

Weight (kg)

68.6 ± 2.31

71.34 ± 2.68

0.119

72.96 ± 2.39

69.32 ± 1.91

0.097

Height (m)

1.546 ± 3.1

1.546 ± 3.1

–

1.57.2 ± 6.4

1.57.2 ± 6.4

–

BMI (Kg/m2)

34.94 ± 1.09

36.32 ± 1.26

0.112

35.71 ± 0.86

33.99 ± 0.92

0.092

Waist circumstance (cm)

91.7 ± 3.06

93.98 ± 3.12

0.398

91.75 ± 1.9

87.85 ± 1.87

0.006

WHR

0.84 ± 0.2

0.838 ± 0.2

0.945

0.869 ± 0.25

00.825 ± 0.22

0.370

Fasting glucose (mg/dl)

138.8 ± 6.69

173.3 ± 15.8

0.075

130.7 ± 8.67

120.7 ± 11.23 a

0.575

Insulin (IU/l)

13.27 ± 1.08

13.3 ± 1.11

0.948

12.9 ± 0.85

12.47 ± 0.98

0.321

HOMA-IR

4.52 ± 0.46

5.54 ± 0.48

0.075

4.22 ± 0.51

3.72 ± 0.42 a

0.383

TG (mg/dl)

135.4 ± 10.17

145.5 ± 10.02

0.228

135.7 ± 10.2

122.44 ± 10.89

0.080

TC (mg/dl)

160.10 ± 6.7

166.6 ± 10.6

0.668

157 ± 8.14

150.07 ± 7.81

0.638

HDL-C (mg/dL)

48.6 ± 0.93

49.4 ± 1.19

0.502

47.2 ± 0.78

49.4 ± 1.76

0.502

LDL-C (mg/dl)

84.7 ± 5.8

84.0 ± 2.8

0.895

83.1 ± 4.1

76 ± 4.2

0.029

VO2max (ml/kg/min)

18.86 ± 3.6

19.71 ± 4.1

0.579

20.47 ± 4.3

25.5 ± 1.2 b

0.011

  1. BMI body mass index, HOMA-IR Homeostatic Model Assessment-Insulin Resistance, WHR Waist-to-hip ratio, TG Triglycerides, TC Total Cholesterol, LDL-C Low Density Lipoprotein, HDL-C High Density Lipoprotein
  2. Data are presented as mean ± S.E, p ≤ 0.05
  3. aIndicate significant differences within C and ET groups
  4. bRepresent significant differences between before and after exercise training in each group, N = 10 obese diabetic women per group
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