. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2006 Sep 1.

Published in final edited form as: J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2006 Jun;61(6):534–540. doi: 10.1093/gerona/61.6.534

Table 1.

General body composition, physical fitness and markers of insulin resistance before and after the 12-week exercise program.

	PRE-TRAINING	POST-TRAINING
BMI (kg/m²)	28.0 ± 1.6	27.7 ± 1.5
% body fat	32.2 ± 2.2	32.4 ± 2.3
VO₂max (L/min)	1.64 ± 0.14	1.88 ± 0.15*
Fasting glucose (mM)	5.20 ± 0.13	5.12 ± 0.16
Fasting Insulin (μU/ml)	13.0 ± 2.6	10.2 ± 1.7*
HOMA-IR	3.05 ± 0.63	2.32 ± 0.40*

Results presented as means ± standard error of the mean; N=8 (3 women, 5 men); BMI, body mass index; HOMA-IR, homeostatic model estimate of insulin resistance; * denotes significant change from pre to post intervention, P<0.05 (paired t-test).