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. 2025 Jun 14;410(1):194. doi: 10.1007/s00423-025-03731-7

Table 1.

Patients characteristics

Control group
(n = 32)
Strength training group
(n = 30)
Endurance training group
(n = 31)
Number of females 23 (72%) 21 (70%) 21 (68%)

Age (years)

 ≥ 45

45.7 ± 8.4

17 (53%)

42.3 ± 10.3

14 (47%)

43.5 ± 9.2

13 (42%)

BMI (kg/m2) pre surgery

 > 50

47.7 ± 6.4

6 (19%)

47.9 ± 6.2

8 (27%)

48.5 ± 6.9

10 (32%)

BMI (kg/m2) 43.4 ± 6.1 43.0 ± 6.1 43.9 ± 6.6
Smokers (%)* 5/31 (16%) 8/30 (27%) 4/30 (13%)

Blood pressure

systolic

diastolic

121 ± 16

80 ± 9

128 ± 12

83 ± 12

131 ± 17

86 ± 12

Typ II diabetes (%) pre surgery

Of those using insulin

7 (22%)

2 (29%)

6 (20%)

1 (17%)

13 (42%)

5 (38%)

Patients were randomized according to age, sex, BMI and T2DM status. Over all patients, were age: 44.8 ± 9.3 years, sex: 70% females, BMI: 43.5 ± 6.3 and T2DM status: 28%