Table 3.

CRP levels at baseline and 12 months in exercise intervention and control participants: stratified by baseline BMI.

	Baseline				Follow-up
	n	Exercisers Geometric Mean (95% CI)	n	Controls Geometric Mean (95% CI)	n	Exercisers Geometric Mean (95% CI)	n	Controls Geometric Mean (95% CI)
Men
BMI < 30 kg/m2	26	0.85 (0.63–1.14)	26	0.89 (0.61–1.30)	22	0.82 (0.62–1.08)	26	0.74 (0.54–1.01) † p-value: 0.61
BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2	23	1.67 (1.24–2.25)	23	1.57 (1.03–2.39)	24	1.80 (1.25–2.59)	25	1.40 (0.92–2.15) † p-value: 0.38
Women
BMI < 30 kg/m2	29	1.32 (0.88–1.99)	30	1.60 (1.07–2.38)	28	1.27 (0.86–1.89)	29	1.59 (1.04–2.45) † p-value: 0.82
BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2	19	4.14 (2.68–6.39)	19	3.47 (2.20–5.47)	17	3.54 (2.33–5.38)	19	3.44 (2.29–5.16) † p-value: 0.73

^†P-value for difference in CRP changes from baseline to twelve months in exercise intervention versus control stratified by BMI group, controlling for baseline CRP values.