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%