Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of study completers
| Exercise (n=8) | Control (n=12) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | Median | IQR | Median | IQR |
| Age (years)* | 36.5 | 5.0 | 28.0 | 11.0 |
| Weight (kg) | 89.1 | 31.5 | 87.3 | 40.8 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 37.9 | 9.4 | 31.3 | 14.9 |
| Systolic BP (mmHg) | 122.0 | 18.5 | 104.0 | 20.0 |
| Diastolic BP (mmHg) | 70.5 | 18.0 | 59.0 | 10.0 |
| Ferriman-Gallwey | 9.0 | 16.0 | 15.0 | 8.0 |
| Bioavailable testosterone (pmol/l) | 319.0 | 589.4 | 450.7 | 329.4 |
| Waist circumference (cm) | 98.0 | 20.5 | 97.0 | 39.0 |
| Hip circumference (cm) | 122.0 | 29.5 | 119.5 | 26.0 |
| Peak VO2 (ml/kg/min) | 22.5 | 6.0 | 27.0 | 13.0 |
| HOMA-IR | 3.8 | 5.9 | 4.5 | 4.5 |
| Fasting Glucose (mmol/l) | 4.8 | 0.3 | 4.8 | 0.4 |
| 2hr Glucose (mmol/l) | 6.7 | 1.2 | 6.8 | 2.3 |
| AUC Glucose | 895.9 | 236.9 | 846.0 | 280.6 |
| Fasting Insulin (pmol/l) | 141.7 | 173.6 | 139.6 | 148.6 |
| 2hr Insulin (pmol/l) | 791.0 | 853.5 | 557.7 | 645.2 |
| AUC Insulin | 106582.1 | 43281.9 | 74822.7 | 95807.0 |
| Insulin Sensitivity (Si) | 1.2 | 1.4 | 2.5 | 2.9 |
| HbA1c | 5.5 | 0.4 | 5.3 | 0.4 |
Values are expressed as medians (interquartile range; IQR) or n (%).
*
p<0.05, all other differences between groups were not significant